General Aviation
Cessna 500
Manufacturer: Cessna
The Cessna 500 Citation I is a small, twin‑engine business jet that launched the Citation family. First flown in 1969 and certified in 1971, it was built to offer a fast yet easy‑to‑fly alternative to larger jets, with a straight‑wing design and Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D turbofans. A total of 689 aircraft of all variants were produced before production ended in 1985.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- cessna-500
- Class
- General Aviation
- Registry Count
- 63
- Example Registration
- N111BB
Specifications
- Wingspan
- 14.35 m / 47 ft
- Length
- 13.26 m / 43 ft
- Height
- 4.37 m / 14 ft
- Cruise Speed
- 661 km/h / 411 mph
- Range
- 2459 km / 1328 nmi
- Ceiling
- 12000 m / 41000 ft
- First Flight
- 1969-09-15
- Total Built
- 689
Variants
- 500- 63 registrations - Example N111BB
Related Aircraft
- Cessna 172 Skyhawk - 19,451 registrations
- Cessna 182 - 11,489 registrations
- Cessna 150/152 - 9,655 registrations
- Cessna 140 - 1,600 registrations
- Cessna 210 - 1,530 registrations
- Cessna 310 - 1,426 registrations
- Cessna 170b - 1,300 registrations
- Cessna 180 - 1,178 registrations
Machine-Readable Resources
Sources
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=111BB
- https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=11MN
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=138SA
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=142DA
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=145TA
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15JH
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=199JK
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_Citation_I