The Cessna 525 CitationJet / CJ is a turbofan lightweight twin-engine business aircraft developed by the Cessna Aircraft Company , manufactured in Wichita , Kansas . The family of aircraft consists of models: CJ , CJ1 , CJ1 + , CJ2 , CJ2 + , CJ3 and CJ4 .
| Model 525 / CitationJet / CJ | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type of | business jet |
| Developer |  Cessna aircraft company |
| Manufacturer | Cessna |
| First flight | April 29, 1991 |
| Start of operation | March 30, 1993 |
| Status | in production |
| Years of production | 1993 - p.t. |
| Units produced | 400 |
| Options | Cessna 526 CitationJet |
The prototype made its first flight on April 29, 1991 . In 1993, serial production began, the first aircraft was delivered to the customer on March 30, 1993.
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Development
The development of the aircraft began in 1989 to replace the Cessna 500 Citation I. [1] In the main new aircraft used a modified version of the latest fuselage of the Citation family, a new wing and a new T- tail . Two Williams FJ44 turbofan engines were installed on the plane. [2]
Performance Specifications
The specifications below correspond to the Citation CJ1 + modification [3]
Specifications
- Crew : 1 person
- Passenger Capacity: 5 people
- Payload : 1,740 kg
- Length : 12.98 m
- Wing span: 14.3 m
- Height : 4.19 m
- Wing Area: 22.3 mΒ²
- Empty weight: 3,069 kg
- Payload weight : 279 kg (with maximum fuel reserve)
- Maximum take-off weight: 4 853 kg
- Fuel weight: 1,461 kg
- Engines: 2 Γ turbofan engine Williams FJ44-1AP
- Thrust: 2 Γ 8.74 kN
- Bypass ratio : 2.58: 1
Cabin Dimensions [4]
- Cabin Length: 3.35 m
- Cabin width: 1.47 m
- Cabin Height: 1.45 m
- Luggage capacity : 1.27 mΒ³
Flight performance
- Cruising speed : 720 km / h (at an altitude of 9,449 m)
- Stall speed: 153 km / h (in landing configuration)
- Practical range: 2,408 km
- Practical ceiling : 12,497 m
- Rate of climb : 16.72 m / s
- Takeoff run: 994 m
- Mileage: 789 m
Accidents and disasters
A total of 14 aircraft were lost. In disasters, 25 people died. [5] , [6]
| date | Board number | Owner | Disaster site | The victims | Short description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04/1998 | N111LR | Alpha Wolf Enterprises LLC | Marietta | 1 + 4/4 | Faced in the air with a Cessna 172 . |
| 12/09/1999 | N525KL | College of the ozarks | Branson | 6/6 | |
| 03/26/2000 | N130MR | Mike G. rutherford | Buda | 1/1 | |
| 10/08/2001 | D-ivx | Air Evex GmbH. | Milan | 114 + 4/4 | Faced the take - off MD-87 . |
| 10/07/2002 | N57EJ | Exec jet | Dexter | 0/4 | |
| 03/14/2004 | D-IMMM | WDL Aviation | Florence | 0/7 | |
| 07/17/2005 | N13FH | Hertrich aviation | Old bridge | 0/3 | |
| 09/16/2005 | PT-WLX | JCA Holdings e Participacoes | Alto da boa vista | 2/2 | |
| 01/12/2007 | N77215 | SunQuest Executive Air Charter | Los Angeles | 2/2 | |
| 09/12/2007 | N971TB | TBAC LLC | Danbury | 0/0 | Destroyed by the fire. |
| 09/12/2007 | N525EZ | Eli's bread | Danbury | 0/0 | Destroyed by the fire. |
| 02/01/2008 | N102PT | J. symons | 9.5 km from Augusta | 2/2 | |
| 11/11/2012 | PR-MRG | Tropic Air TΓ‘xi AΓ©reo | Sao paulo | 0/0 | |
| 09/29/2013 | N194SJ | Creative Real Estate Exchange | California | 4/4 | Rolled out beyond the borders of GDP and crashed into a hangar. |
| 01/18/2016 | N711BX | Donald lee baker | Cedar Fort, UT | 2/2 |
Links
- β Aircraft Cessna Citation 525
- β Frawley, Gerard. The International Directory of Civil Aircraft, 2003-2004. - Fyshwick, ACT, Australia: Aerospace Publications Pty Ltd, 2003. - P. 44. - ISBN 1-875671-58-7 .
- β Specifications Cessna Citation CJ1 + Archived May 16, 2008. (unavailable link from 10-08-2013 [2198 days] - history , copy )
- β Cessna Citation Jet I aircraft information (link unavailable)
- β ASN Aviation Safety Database, Cessna 525 CitationJet
- β D-IMMM - March 14, 2004 (not in the general list in the previous link)
- Information about the aircraft Cessna Citation Jet III (inaccessible link)