General Aviation
Cessna 550
Manufacturer: Cessna
The Cessna Citation II is a light corporate jet that extends the earlier Citation I. Announced in 1976, it first flew in January 1977 and received FAA certification in March 1978. The stretched fuselage and larger wings give it a 10‑seat cabin, higher cruise speed, and longer range, making it a popular choice for business travel.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- cessna-550
- Class
- General Aviation
- Registry Count
- 500
- Example Registration
- N1000E
Specifications
- Wingspan
- 15.91 m / 52 ft
- Length
- 14.54 m / 47 ft
- Height
- 4.57 m / 15 ft
- Cruise Speed
- 746 km/h / 464 mph
- Range
- 3700 km / 1998 nmi
- Ceiling
- 13000 m / 43000 ft
- First Flight
- 1977-01-31
- Production Start
- 1978
- Production End
- 2006
- Total Built
- 688
Variants
- 550- 500 registrations - Example N1000E
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=1000E
- https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=100DS
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=100WT
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=101JL
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=102HB
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=103CX
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=106SR
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_Citation_II