Cessna Aircraft Co. has delivered the first Citation CJ4, the first Citation delivered with Cessna’s newly released GreenTrak flight planning software.
The Citation CJ4, certified in March, is the newest and largest member of the CJ family of business jets, consisting of the Citation CJ1+, CJ2+ and CJ3. The CJ4 is approved for single-pilot operations and shares a common pilot type rating with the other CJs. Retail price in 2010 dollars for a typically equipped Citation CJ4 is $9 million.
GreenTrak is a proprietary system, the first offered by a general aviation manufacturer according to Cessna officials, that uses a process known as cost indexing to minimize total trip cost by balancing the costs of direct operation, fuel burn and carbon emissions.
The Citation CJ4 has a range of just over 2,000 nautical miles and a top speed of 453 knots – both numbers greater than originally announced in 2006, officials note. It has a takeoff roll of 3,130 feet at maximum takeoff weight and is capable of a direct climb to 45,000 feet in 28 minutes.
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.
Standard on the CJ4 are dual Mode S Diversity transponders with enhanced surveillance and ADS-B out capability, TCAS II, Class A TAWS, multi-scan weather radar, broadcast weather and a maintenance diagnostic system.
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