Cessna Citation II

Citation II-S / II-Bravo
Type:	Business jet
Design country:	United States
Manufacturer:	Cessna
First flight:	January 31, 1977
Commissioning:	1978
Production time:	1978 to 1994 (II) 1996 to 2006 (Bravo)
Number of pieces:	733 (II) 337 (Bravo)

The Citation II (model 550) is a twin- engine business jet from the American manufacturer Cessna , which belongs to the Citation family of aircraft . It was produced from 1978 to 1994. A distinction is made between the variants Citation II , Citation S / II and Citation II / SP . The successor was the Citation Bravo .

history

The Cessna Citation II is an extended by 1.14 meters version of the Cessna Citation I . It was presented in 1976 and completed its maiden flight on January 31, 1977, which was followed by FAA approval in March 1978 . In addition to the touring aircraft, there are also versions as measuring, photo, research and ambulance aircraft. The Citation II / SP (model 551) was a version for single-pilot operation, so it can be flown by one pilot. In contrast to the Citation I, the Citation II is equipped with Pratt & Whitney JT15D-4 , which provide 1.3 kN more thrust. In addition, she also received a larger wingspan and increased fuel capacity.

The T-47A (Model 552) was a modified version of the Citation II as a training aircraft for the US Navy . 15 pieces were procured, but all but one of them burned on July 20, 1993 in the course of a hangar fire at Topeka-Forbes Field (Kansas) airport.

In October 1983 the Cessna Citation S / II was announced. In contrast to the Citation II, the fuselage is more aerodynamic and equipped with new engines. It flew for the first time on February 14, 1984 and was approved for single-pilot operation and delivered from the end of 1984. At the same time, production of the Citation II was stopped, but resumed from 1985. By 1994 more than 730 aircraft had been produced and delivered.

In 1997 all versions of the Citation II were replaced by the Citation Bravo . Equipped with Pratt & Whitney PW530A engines, the model flew for the first time on April 25, 1995 and was approved a year later. Up to the market launch in September 2006, 337 Cessna Citation Bravo had been produced and delivered.

Military users

Cessna T-47A, US Navy

•  Argentina
•  Ecuador
•  Colombia
•  Myanmar
•  Nigeria
•  Saudi Arabia
•  Sweden
•  Spain
•  South Africa
•  Turkey
•  Venezuela
•  United States
• United States Navy

Incidents

• On February 19, 1996, crash of a Cessna 550 in Freilassing 1996 : A coming from Berlin Cessna Citation 550 came in ILS -Anflug on the border Austrian Salzburg Airport in an uncontrolled attitude and crashed shortly before the state border in Freilassing (Germany) in the Alluvial forest. All ten inmates were killed. The accident also caused a lot of media coverage because of the dubious passengers.

• On February 14, 2010, a Cessna Citation Bravo crashed on Time Air flight 039C near Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna in Saxony . In the crash, the two pilots were killed and the aircraft destroyed. The reason for the crash was a role initiated by the copilot in which the crew lost their spatial orientation .

Technical specifications

	Citation S / II	Citation Bravo
General Information
Passengers	6-10	7-10
crew	2 / 1–2	2 / 1–2
Engines	2 × Pratt & Whitney JT15D-4	2 × Pratt & Whitney PW530A
Dimensions
length	14.39 m
span	15.91 m	15.90 m
height	4.57 m
Mass information
Empty mass	3655 kg	3970 kg
Max. Takeoff weight	6850 kg	6715 kg
Performance data
Max. Cruising speed	746 km / h	743 km / h
Max. Range	3223 km	3520 km
Service ceiling	?	45,000 ft
thrust	2 × 11.1 kN (2500 lbs )	2 × 12.8 kN (2885 lbs )

See also

• List of aircraft types

Web links

Commons : Cessna Citation II  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the manufacturer
• Cessna Citation representative in Germany
• Type certification of the 500, 550, S550, 560, and 560XL (Citations) - EASA-TCDS-A.207 (PDF; 239 kB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
2. ↑ Cessna Citation Bravo Light Business Jet, United States of America. aerospace-technology.com, accessed on September 2, 2013 . 
3. ↑ BFU Annual Report 1996 (PDF file), accessed on January 19, 2016
4. ↑ Entry in Aviation Safety Network , accessed on May 1, 2015
5. ^ Investigation report on the crash of a Cessna 550 B Citation Bravo. (PDF) Federal Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, September 2013, accessed on September 2, 2013 .