Cessna Citation Mustang
Cessna's smallest Citation and one of the first very light jets. Certified for single-pilot operation with a Garmin G1000 cockpit, it became a common step up for owner-pilots moving from piston twins and turboprops.
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 340 kt
- Max operating speed (VMO)
- 250 kt
- Max operating Mach (MMO)
- M 0.63
- Range
- 1,150 nm
- Service ceiling
- 41,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 3,010 ft/min
Fuel
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1 · Jet A
- Usable fuel
- 1,160 kg
- Total capacity
- 1,180 kg
- Wing tanks
- 2 × 580 kg
Turbine fuel is shown as mass, at a typical 0.80 kg/l, the way crews plan it.
Runway
- Minimum runway
- 948 m
- Take-off distance over 15 m (50 ft)
- 948 m
- Landing distance from 15 m (50 ft)
- 725 m
- Usable surfaces
- Asphalt · Concrete
The longer of take-off and landing distance. At 3,921 kg, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway, no wind.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Glass cockpit
- Avionics
- Garmin G1000
- Systems
- Autopilot · FADEC engine control · Pressurised cabin · Retractable gear · Terrain warning (TAWS) · Weather radar
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 5
- Minimum crew
- 1
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 3,921 kg
- Max landing weight
- 3,629 kg
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- PPL(A) · CPL(A) · ATPL(A)
- Type rating required
- C510
- Extra training or endorsements
- Turbine engine · Pressurised cabin · High-performance aircraft theory (HPA)
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
- C510
- Wake turbulence category
- L · Light
- In service since
- 2006
Scale drawing
- Length
- 12.37 m
- Wingspan
- 13.16 m
- Height
- 4.09 m
- Fuselage width
- 1.55 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Cessna Citation MustangLength 12.37 m
- Honda HA-420 HondaJet EliteLength 12.99 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Speeds
- VSOStall, landing configurationStall speed with gear and full flaps down. Bottom of the white arc.
- 73 kt
- VAManoeuvring speedBelow it, a full control deflection will not overstress the airframe (at maximum weight).
- 182 kt
- VFEMax flaps extendedHighest speed with flaps down. Top of the white arc.
- 150–185 kt
- VLEMax gear extendedHighest speed with the landing gear down.
- 250 kt
- VMOMax operating speedSpeed limit of a turbine aircraft in knots; higher up, the Mach limit (MMO) applies instead.
- 250 kt
- MMOMax operating Mach (MMO)
- M 0.63
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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