IATA CNJICAO C550

Cessna Citation II

Cessna

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Versatile light business jet serving corporate aviation worldwide.

First flight

1977

Category

Light business jet

Seating

6–10 passengers

Range

2,650 km

Engines

Two Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 turbofans

Status

In service

The Cessna Citation II (Model 550) is a light business jet developed by Cessna Aircraft Company as an improved successor to the original Citation I. It features a longer fuselage, increased wingspan, and more powerful Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 turbofan engines compared to its predecessor, offering improved performance and passenger capacity. First introduced in the late 1970s, the Citation II became one of the best-selling business jets of its era, prized for its reliability, ease of operation, and relatively low operating costs. Its straight-wing design allows operations from shorter runways, making it accessible to smaller regional airports. The aircraft is widely used by corporate flight departments, charter operators, and air taxi services. Several variants were produced, including the Citation IIS (Model 551) with single-pilot certification capability, broadening its appeal to owner-operators and small charter companies.

Notable operators

Operated primarily by corporate flight departments and charter operators worldwide rather than commercial airlines.

Notable facts

›The Citation II (Model 550) first flew in January 1977 and entered service in 1978.
›Over 900 Citation II aircraft were produced before production ended.
›The Model 551 (Citation IIS) variant received FAA approval for single-pilot operations.
›Its straight-wing design enables operations from shorter and less-prepared airstrips.
›The Citation II was one of the most commercially successful light jets of the 1970s and 1980s.

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Encyclopaedia

The Cessna Citation II models are light corporate jets built by Cessna as part of the Citation family. Stretched from the Citation I, the Model 550 was announced in September 1976, first flew on January 31, 1977, and was certified in March 1978. The II/SP is a single pilot version, the improved S/II first flew on February 14, 1984 and the Citation Bravo, a stretched S/II with new avionics and more powerful P&WC PW530A turbofans, first flew on April 25, 1995. The United States Navy adopted a version of the S/II as the T-47A. Production ceased in 2006 after 1,184 of all variants were delivered.

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