Out of productionCessna
Citation VI
- Midsize Jet
- 7 pax
- 2,348 nm
Midsize JetOut of production
Cessna (Textron Aviation)
- Passengers
- 7
- Range
- 2,348 nm
- Max cruise
- 472 ktas
- Cabin height
- 5.7 ft
- Max altitude
- 51,000 ft
01 · Basic info
Cessna Citation III
The Citation III (Model 650) was an all-new Cessna design with a supercritical swept wing, a T-tail and Garrett TFE731 turbofans. It first flew on May 30, 1979, was type certified on April 30, 1982, and 202 were delivered between 1983 and 1992. Its fuselage cross-section was later used on the Citation X, Excel and Sovereign.
- Manufacturer
- Cessna (Textron Aviation)
- Class
- Midsize Jet
- Production
- Out of production
- First delivery
- 1983
- Last delivery
- 1992
- Engines
- 2 × Garrett TFE731-3B
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Photo: Paramount Business Jets · Wikimedia Commons · © Paramount Business Jets
02 · Specifications
Technical data
Budget
- Indicative new list price (1988)
- $6.13M
Performance
- Range
- 2,348 nm
- Range conditions
- 2 crew and 4 passengers (Wikipedia, 4,348 km)
- Max cruise speed
- 472 ktas
- Max operating Mach (MMO)
- M 0.851
- Rate of climb
- 3,805 fpm
- Max operating altitude
- 51,000 ft
- Take-off distance
- 5,630 ft
External dimensions
- Length
- 55.45 ft
- Height
- 16.8 ft
- Wingspan
- 53.51 ft
Capacity
- Flight crew
- 2
- Seats (typical)
- 7
- Seats (maximum)
- 13
- Cabin length
- 18.4 ft
- Cabin width
- 5.5 ft
- Cabin height
- 5.7 ft
- Max payload with full fuel
- 1,071 lb
Powerplant
- Engines
- 2 × Garrett TFE731-3B
- Thrust (each)
- 3,650 lbf
Weights
- Max take-off weight
- 22,000 lb
- Max fuel
- 7,329 lb
- Basic operating weight
- 12,200 lb
Manufacturer-published or publicly documented type data, for orientation only. Figures vary with configuration, serial number, modifications and operating conditions. Not for flight planning. Values not publicly documented are omitted.
03 · Cabin layout
Cabin plan & cross-section
Cabin width
5.50 ft / 1.68 m
Cabin height
5.70 ft / 1.74 m
- Club seating
- Seating
- Lavatory
- Baggage
04 · Range map
Where the Citation III can fly nonstop
Range shown
2,348 nm
Published OEM range (2 crew and 4 passengers (Wikipedia, 4,348 km)): 2,348 nm. Great-circle distances, still air. Real-world range depends on payload, winds, temperature, routing and reserves, always confirm with a flight-planning study.
Nonstop from Dubai (DWC)
- Riyadh461 nm
- Mumbai1,044 nm
- Cairo1,301 nm
- Istanbul1,642 nm
- Nairobi1,898 nm
- Moscow2,004 nm
- Nice2,588 nm
- Geneva2,662 nm
- Paris2,840 nm
- London2,977 nm
- Singapore3,160 nm
- Lagos3,169 nm
- Hong Kong3,211 nm
- Johannesburg3,439 nm
- Dakar4,084 nm
- Tokyo4,305 nm
- New York5,951 nm
- Sydney6,502 nm
- São Paulo6,580 nm
- Miami6,810 nm
- Los Angeles7,240 nm
- Buenos Aires7,365 nm
- Mexico City7,769 nm
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