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 …
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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, …
Cessna 208 Caravan and Daher Kodiak 100 Compared: Which Is Better? 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 …
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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 …
Introduction The Cessna 441, known as the Conquest II, is a turboprop aircraft. As such, it was specifically designed to bridge the gap between Cessna’s well-known piston engine aircraft and their increasingly successful jet aircraft. It was actually the first turboprop airplane that Cessna made and was developed in 1974, with the first aircraft being …
Introduction In 2007, the Piper Matrix (PA-46R-350T) was unveiled as an unpressurized variation of the Piper Meridian Mirage, which later became the M350. Piper presented the Piper Matrix as a low-cost alternative to the pressurized Mirage. It is a six-seater, low-wing, unpressurized single piston-engine airplane. I remember thinking to myself when I first heard about …
