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The Cessna 750 Citation X [a] is an American mid-size business jet produced by Cessna; it is part of the Citation family. Announced at the October 1990 NBAA convention, the Model 750 made its maiden flight on December 21, 1993, received its type certification on June 3, 1996, and was first delivered in July 1996.
1980 Citation X-11. Produced as a separate trim level, the Citation X-11 was a variant featuring cosmetic, chassis, and powertrain upgrades over the standard Citation. While less powerful than the Camaro Z28 (and later Monte Carlo SS), the Citation X-11 would also take over the role of the similarly sized Chevrolet Monza.
An all new design, the Citation III had a 312 sq ft (29 m 2) swept wing for a 22,000 lb (10 t) MTOW and a 2,350 nmi (4,350 km) range, a T-tail and two 3,650–4,080 lbf (16.2–18.1 kN) TFE731 turbofans. Its fuselage cross section and cockpit were carried over and used in the later Citation X, Citation Excel and Citation Sovereign.
In September 1990, it was selected for the Cessna Citation X. [1] The engine was first ground tested in mid-1991. [3] On August 21, 1992, the engine had its first test flight on a Cessna Citation VII testbed aircraft. [4] In 1995, Rolls-Royce bought Allison Engine Company and the engine had its first flight on the EMB-145.
Cessna 750 Citation X: 1993 339 Twin jet engine monoplane business airplane Cessna 850 Citation Columbus: N/A 0 Unbuilt twin jet engine monoplane business airplane Cessna 1014 XMC: 1971 1 Experimental single piston engine monoplane utility airplane Cessna Citation Hemisphere: N/A 0 Unbuilt twin jet engine monoplane business airplane
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PW535B on a Cessna Citation V Encore+. The PW530A, rated at 2,887 lbf (12.84 kN), entered service in February 1997 on the Cessna Citation II Bravo, and the PW545 in July 1998 on the Cessna Citation Excel. The PW535 powered the Cessna Citation V Encore in September 2000, and was selected for the Embraer Phenom 300, first delivered in December 2009.
An X engine is a piston engine with four banks of cylinders around a common crankshaft, such that the cylinders form an "X" shape when viewed front-on. The advantage of an X engine is that it is shorter than a V engine of the same number of cylinders, [ 2 ] however the drawbacks are greater weight and complexity as compared to a radial engine .