The first Cessna Citation CJ4, the latest addition to the Citation mid-sized business jet family, has been delivered to an unnamed customer.
Certified in March by the US Federal Aviation Administration, the Citation CJ4 is the newest and largest member of the popular CJ family. The CJ4 is approved for single-pilot operations and shares a common pilot type rating with the other CJs, meaning a pilot rated to fly any of the previously released CJs can fly the CJ4.
The Citation CJ4 features a four-screen Collins Pro Line 21 avionics suite, new Williams FJ44-4A electronically controlled (FADEC) engines, and it debuts the Rockwell Collins Venue cabin management system.
Specs-wise, the Citation CJ4 has a range of just over 2000 nautical miles (3,710 km) and a top speed of 453 knots (839 kph) – both numbers greater than those first announced in 2006. It has a takeoff roll of 3130 feet (954 meters) at maximum takeoff weight and is capable of a direct climb to 45,000 feet (13,716 meters) in just 28 minutes.
The new CJ4 is also the first Citation delivered with Cessna’s newly released GreenTrak flight planning software. GreenTrak is a proprietary system, the first offered by a General Aviation manufacturer, that uses a process known as cost indexing to minimise total trip cost by balancing the costs of direct operation, fuel burn and carbon emissions.
If you happen to be in the market for one, a typically equipped Citation CJ4 will set you back US$ 9 million.