Wed, Oct 22, 2014
Display Aircraft Is One Of Four In Flight Test Program
The Citation Latitude, Cessna’s newest midsize business jet, is making its public debut this week at the NBAA Convention & Exhibition, giving customers and industry observers a first look at the company’s latest in a long line of Citations.
“From cabin to cockpit, customers are impressed with the expansiveness of the Citation Latitude,” said Kriya Shortt, senior vice president, Sales and Marketing. “The superior flight functionality, performance and reliability that are inherently Citation are matched by the clean, contemporary cabin environment, superior in-flight productivity and integrated flight management suite – elevating the flight experience for both passengers and pilots.”
The aircraft on display is one of four Citation Latitudes flying in the company’s certification flight test program, which has logged more than 600 flight hours in 260 flights. Performance improvements demonstrated in the flight test program have prompted Cessna to update the aircraft specification to reflect an eight percent greater range to 2,700 nautical miles at long-range cruise speed, and shorter runway performance with takeoff distance now an impressive 3,668 feet.
Type certification by the FAA is expected in the second quarter of 2015.
The Citation Latitude accommodates up to nine passengers and can reach FL430 in just 24 minutes.
The Latitude prototype first flew on schedule in February, followed by two additional aircraft in May and July. Cessna gained Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) for the Latitude in May. The Citation Latitude is among 12 aircraft on display for Textron Aviation, which includes the four new Citation models certified in the past year – the Citation X+, Citation Sovereign+, Citation CJ3+ and Citation M2.
(Image provided by Cessna)
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