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Introduction The Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet or CRJ for short, is one of the, if not the most, successful line of short to medium-haul regional aircraft today. First introduced in 1991, the CRJ 100/200 line was upgraded to meet the ever-increasing regional traffic requirements. The result was the CRJ 700 series which gave birth to […]

The Cessna 150 vs 172 are similar in many ways.  They are both all single-engined metal high-wing light aircraft, which were made in large numbers by Cessna, and aimed at the private flying and training market. Many pilots are likely to have learned to fly on one or other of them, and even more will

The 1991 Cessna Model 525, also known as the CitationJet or CJ1, is considered the divider of waters in the classic Cessna Citation family. The jet was an evolution of the popular Citation II but underwent a significant redesign to adapt what was a sound design to the rapidly changing needs of the executive aviation

Introduction When the Cessna 310 was first introduced in 1954, the aviation industry was immersed in the aftermath of two major wars. The dawn of the jet age, fully realized during the Korean War, had signaled a major shift in the American military’s design requirements and procurement decisions. While propeller-driven aircraft were the primary victims

Introduction As is clear from the name, the Cessna Citation CJ3 is one of Cessna‘s Citation Jet family, of which there are several different models.  The Citation CJ3 was initially certified in 2004 and was a development of the earlier CJ1 and CJ2.  The new CJ3 offered increased performance and several other changes.  Aircraft deliveries

Introduction The Cessna 560 (Citation V, Citation Ultra, Citation Encore) is a light twinjet with a straight wing and Pratt & Whitney Canada turbofan engines. Cessna announced the construction of the Model 560 Citation V in 1987. With a longer fuselage and more powerful engines, the V is a development of the S/II. It was

Lancair first started manufacturing aircraft in 1984, building kit planes that had to be made up by the buyer.  The company won several prizes for its innovative aircraft, and founder Lance Neibauer was given an award by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). All of Lancair’s kit planes were classified as Experimental Aircraft by the FAA,

Introduction The Cessna 208 Caravan and the Daher Kodiak 100 are very similar aircraft and have long been in competition with and therefore compared to one another. So what are the differences? Why do some operators choose to fly the Cessna Caravan over the Daher Kodiak and vice versa? Which aircraft is right for you?

The Cessna Citation M2 is a light business jet, which has been manufactured by Cessna since 2011 and is still in production.  It was based on an earlier Citation, the Model 525 CitationJet or CJ1, which was first launched in 1989. This had been developed due to the increasing prices of the engines that were

Since its introduction in 1965, the Cessna 337 Skymaster, a general aviation classic with a unique multi-engine design, has served its owners. The Cessna Model 337 was originally nicknamed the Super Skymaster since it was an enhanced version of the Model 336. Still, Cessna eventually omitted the “Super” from the name and renamed it the