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Cessna Declares Speed War
On Friday, Cessna announced that it has raised the top speed for its Citation Ten to Mach 0.935, which would make it the fastest civil aircraft in service once certified. This eclipses the speed of its Citation X predecessor by Mach 0.015 and the currently stated top speed of the soon-to-be-certified Gulfstream G650 by Mach 0.010. Cessna attributes the speed increase to the Ten’s 7,034-pound-thrust Rolls-Royce AE3007C2 turbofans (more powerful than the X’s 6,442/6,764-pound C/C1s) and the… (ainonline.com) Altro...
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I feel the need, the need for speed".
I'm ready for Cessna to declare a "speed war" in the piston single market!
Lancair/Columbia/Cessna 400.
even if the plane can go to close mach 1, it will still be put in line behind slower aircraft
You are painfully correct. I flew the X for a couple of years. "Citation X" is an ancient word for "speed restriction".
Been flying a X for 5 years now and yes you get slowed down every once in a while but has nothing to do with the type of plane. Been many time we get a short cut and get put first in line.
