The highly successful Citation Jet was developed as a replacement for the Citation and Citation I. Cessna announced the Citation Jet at the annual NBAA convention in 1989. The CitationJet is an updated version of the Citation 500. The fuselage is the same but it has a new T-tail and a new supercritical laminar flow wing. The Citation Jet is equipped with Williams Rolls FJ44 engines with paddle thrust reversers. First flight of the Citation Jet occurred on April 29, 1991.
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The Westwind started out as the Aero Commander 1121 Jet Commander. When Rockwell (owner of Aero Commander) acquired North American Aviation (owner of Sabreliner) in


