Cessna Citation 500
Jet Description
The Cessna 500 Citation and 500 Citation I were the pioneers of the entry-level light business jet market. The success of these aircraft formed the world's largest family of corporate jets.
In October 1968, Cessna announced plans to build a new eight-seat jet-powered business aircraft that would be capable of operating into airfields already served by light and medium twins. This aircraft, the Fanjet 500, flew for the first time on September 15, 1969. The new jet was renamed the Citation.
Cessna Citation 500
RANGE
730 nm
SPEED
355 kts
PASSENGERS
5 people
Interior
PASSENGERS
5 people
CREW
2 people
TYPICAL VOLUME PER PASSENGER
29 cu ft/person
CABIN VOLUME BREAKDOWN
230 cu ft
TOTAL CABIN VOLUME
230 cu ft
PASSENGER AREA
145 cu ft
MISC SPACE (GALLEY, LAV, ETC.)
85 cu ft
CABIN WIDTH
4.9 ft
CABIN LENGTH
12.7 ft
CABIN HEIGHT
4.3 ft
TOTAL BAGGAGE VOLUME
57 cu ft
INTERNAL
40 cu ft
DOOR
8.5 sq ft
WIDTH (DOOR)
2 ft
LENGTH (DOOR)
4.25 ft
PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL
7.6 psi
SEA LEVEL CABIN TO
18,500 ft
CABIN ALT AT MAX CERT ALT
8,000 ft
Costs
ACQUISITION COST
$200,000
ANNUAL COST
$1,557,032
VARIABLE COST
$2,076/hr
FIXED COST
$417,553
Exterior
WINGSPAN
51.4 ft
FUSELAGE
53.9 ft
POWERPLANT
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW305B 2
Long-Range Cruise
RANGE
815 nm
AVERAGE SPEED
310 kts
ENDURANCE
3 hrs
PASSENGERS
4 people
Maximum Cruise
RANGE
726 nm
AVERAGE SPEED
332 kts
ENDURANCE
2 hrs
PASSENGERS
4 people
Performance
NORMAL CRUISE
332 kts
LONG-RANGE CRUISE
310 kts
MAXIMUM CRUISE
355 kts
MAX CERT. ALTITUDE:
41,000 ft
RATE OF CLIMB:
2,900 ft/min
INITIAL CRUISE ALTITUDE:
35,000 ft
TIME TO CRUISE ALTITUDE
24 min
SERVICE CEILING
35,000 ft
ENGINE OUT RATE OF CLIMB
800 ft/min
ENGINE OUT CEILING
18,500 ft