Cessna Citation Longitude
The largest Citation: a super-midsize jet with Garmin G5000 avionics, autothrottle and a 3,500 nm range. Certified for two pilots, it crosses the Atlantic with up to 12 passengers.
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 483 kt
- Max operating speed (VMO)
- 325 kt
- Max operating Mach (MMO)
- M 0.84
- Range
- 3,500 nm
- Service ceiling
- 45,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 4,892 ft/min
Fuel
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1 · Jet A
- Usable fuel
- 6,560 kg
- Total capacity
- 6,600 kg
- Wing tanks
- 2 × 3,280 kg
- Fuel burn (cruise)
- 790 kg/h
Fuel burn in cruise at 43,000 ft. Turbine fuel is shown as mass, at a typical 0.80 kg/l, the way crews plan it.
Runway
- Minimum runway
- 1,466 m
- Take-off distance over 15 m (50 ft)
- 1,466 m
- Usable surfaces
- Asphalt · Concrete
The longer of take-off and landing distance. At 17,917 kg, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway, no wind.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Glass cockpit
- Avionics
- Garmin G5000
- Systems
- Autopilot · Autothrottle · FADEC engine control · Pressurised cabin · Retractable gear · TCAS collision avoidance · Terrain warning (TAWS) · Weather radar
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 12
- Minimum crew
- 2
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 17,917 kg
- Max landing weight
- 15,195 kg
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- MPL(A) · CPL(A) · ATPL(A)
- Type rating required
- Cessna 700
- Extra training or endorsements
- Turbine engine · Pressurised cabin · Retractable gear · Multi-crew cooperation (MCC)
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- Certified for IFR
- Approvals
- Night VFR · Known icing (FIKI) · RVSM
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Category
- Aeroplane
- Engines
- 2× Jet
- ICAO type designator
- C700
- Wake turbulence category
- M · Medium
- In service since
- 2019
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- 2020 · 2024
Scale drawing
- Length
- 22.3 m
- Wingspan
- 21.01 m
- Height
- 5.9 m
- Fuselage width
- 2.2 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Cessna Citation LongitudeLength 22.3 m
- Bombardier Challenger 350Length 20.93 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Speeds
- VMCMinimum control speedSlowest speed at which you can still keep a twin straight with one engine failed. Red radial line.
- 100 kt
- VAManoeuvring speedBelow it, a full control deflection will not overstress the airframe (at maximum weight).
- 222 kt
- VFEMax flaps extendedHighest speed with flaps down. Top of the white arc.
- 180–250 kt
- VLEMax gear extendedHighest speed with the landing gear down.
- 230 kt
- VMOMax operating speedSpeed limit of a turbine aircraft in knots; higher up, the Mach limit (MMO) applies instead.
- 325 kt
- MMOMax operating Mach (MMO)
- M 0.84
A range runs from light to maximum weight, or across the flap settings for VFE. The exact speed depends on weight, flaps and conditions.
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
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