Cessna Citation CJ3

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The Cessna Citation CJ3 (Model 525B) is part of the Citation business jet family. It is a stretch extension of the CJ2, which itself was a stretch of the CJ1. The aircraft was unveiled in September 2002 at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention. It took its first and second flight on the same day on April 17, 2003. It was FAA certifed in October 2004 and delivery of the CJ3 began in December of that year.

The CJ3's cabin comes standard with six club seats in a center-style configuration, although it is customizable to the owner's specs. The cockpit was originally designed for a single pilot operation, but it can accommodate up to two crew members. It's flight deck is composed of a state of the art avionics system, which was built by Rockwell.

It has external baggage access for added convenience. There is also a cabin baggage compartment which is accessible in flight. It also features a trailing-link tricycle landing gear.

[edit] General Specs

Citation CJ3

Specs

Maximum Cruise Speed: 417 KTAS (773 km/h), 33,000 ft (10,058 m)

Ceiling: 45,000 ft (13,716 m) maximum certified

Rates of Climb: 1,090 ft/min (332 m/min) per engine

Pressurization Nominal pressure differential: 8.9 psi (.61 Bar)

Engines: Williams-Rolls FJ44-3A Turbofan Takeoff thrust 2,780 lbf (12.37 kN) each

Dimensions

Wingspan: 53 ft 4 in (16.26 m)

Overall Height: 15 ft 2 in (4.62 m)

Overall Length: 50 ft 2 in (15.29 m)

Cabin Dimensions

Cabin Height: 4 ft 9 in (1.45 m)

Cabin Width: 4 ft 9 in (1.45 m)

Cabin Length: (forward pressure bulkhead to aft pressure bulkhead) 20 ft 7 in (6.27 m)

Weights and Fuel Capacities

Max Ramp Weight: 14,070 lb (6,382 kg)

Max Takeoff Weight: 13,870 lb (6,291 kg)

Max Landing Weight: 12,750 lb (5,783 kg)

Max Zero Fuel Weight: 10,510 lb (4,767 kg)

Max Fuel Capacity (6.7 lb/US gal): 4,710 lb (2,136 kg)

Typical Empty Weight: 8,190 lb (3,715 kg)

Basic Operating Weight (BOW): 8,590 lb (3,896 kg) (2 pilots)

Max Payload: 1,920 lb (371 kg)

[edit] Performance

Takeoff Performance

(15 °Flaps) Required Field Length per FAR 25

                                TAKEOFF DISTANCE (ft)

  WEIGHT (lbs)            SEA LEVEL 59 °F         5000 ft 41 °F           5000 ft 77 °F
  13,870                  3,180                   3,810                   4,750
  13,400                  2,990                   3,580                   4,370
  12,500                  2,740                   3,170                   3,820
  11,500                  2,600                   2,890                   3,290

Landing Performance

Sea Level, Standard Day; Distance From 50 ft Above the Runway

             WEIGHT (lbs)                DISTANCE (ft)
             12,750                       2,770

Climb Performance

             TIME (min)                  TAKEOFF WEIGHT (lb)
              Altitude (ft)         11,000             12,000           13,870
             25,000                 6                  7                8
             33,000                 9                  10               12
             37,000                 11                 12               15
             41,000                 14                 15               19
             45,000                 17                 20               27

             DISTANCE (NM)               TAKEOFF WEIGHT (lb)
              Altitude (ft)         11,000             12,000           13,870
             25,000                 28                 30               36
             33,000                 44                 49               58
             37,000                 54                 60               73
             41,000                 67                 76               95
             45,000                 88                 101              139

             FUEL (lbs)                  TAKEOFF WEIGHT (lb)
              Altitude (ft)         11,000             12,000           13,870
             25,000                 215                237              281
             33,000                 285                315              376
             37,000                 319                354              425
             41,000                 358                399              488
             45,000                 406                460              591

Cruise Performance*

                                               WEIGHT (lb)
                                    11,000             12,000           13,870
             Altitude (ft)              Speed (KTAS)/Fuel Flow (lbs/h)
             33,000                 417/1,289          416/1,287        413/1,285
             37,000                 413/1,089          413/1,103        408/1,096
             41,000                 407/901            404/899          395/893
             43,000                 400/808            396/807          385/804
             47,000                 391/722            384/718          -- / --

*Maximum Cruise Thrust

Limiting and Recommended Airspeeds

   VR (rotation)                                102 KIAS
   V1 (takeoff decision speed)                  105 KIAS
   V2 (takeoff safety speed)                    114 KIAS
   VFE (max flap extended)                      35 deg 160 KIAS
                                                15 deg 200 KIAS
   VLE (max gear extended)                      250 KIAS
   VLO (max gear operating)
    Extend                                      250 KIAS
    Retract                                     200 KIAS
   Vref (reference speed, final approach)       107 KIAS
   VMO (max operating speed)                    SL to 8,000 ft, 260 KIAS
                                                8,000 ft to 29,300 ft 275 KIAS
   Mmo (max Mach number)                        0.72 M
   Vso (stall speed in landing configuration)   86 KIAS