1998 - 2004 Citation Excel
The Cessna Citation Excel (Model 560XL) is a turbofan-powered small-to-medium sized business jet built by the Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas, USA. With the success of Cessna's high-end Citation X, the manufacturer saw a market for an aircraft with the X's features but aimed at the traditional Citation market, where it chiefly competes with twin turboprop aircraft. Rather than being a direct variant of another Citation airframe, the Excel was a combination of technologies and designs. To produce the Excel, Cessna took the X's wide, stand-up cabin fuselage, shortened it by about 21 feet (6.4 m) and mated it with an unswept wing utilizing a supercritical airfoil (based on the Citation V Ultra's wing) and a Citation V's tail. To power the aircraft, Cessna chose the a new Pratt & Whitney Canada turbofan, the PW545A. As a result, the Excel has the roomiest cabin in its class of light corporate jets and can seat up to 10 passengers (in high-density configuration; typically the number is six to eight in a corporate configuration), while being flown by a crew of two.
Aircraft Information
| Year: |
1998 - 2004 |
| Make: |
Citation |
| Model: |
Excel |
| Active Fleet: |
372 - For Sale/Lease: 23
|
| Average Asking Price - February 2014: |
$3,905,000 |
| Range: |
1,449 - 1,839 nm |
| Contact Number: |
1-847-726-5000 |
| Current Market Price / Availability: |
REQUEST MARKET UPDATE REPORT |
General Performance & Specifications
| Cabin Height: |
5.7 Feet |
| Cabin Width: |
5.5 Feet |
| Cabin Length: |
18.5 Feet |
| Baggage Volume Internal: |
10.0 Cubic Feet |
| Baggage Volume External: |
80.0 Cubic Feet |
| Seats Executive: |
*2/7 |
| Max. Take-Off Weight: |
20,000 lbs. |
| Max. Landing Weight: |
18,700 lbs. |
| Maximum Payload: |
2,500 lbs. |
| Balance Field Length: |
4,060 Feet |
| Landing Distance: |
4,994 Feet |
| Rate of Climb - All Engines: |
3,790 Feet / Minute |
| Rate of Climb - One Engine Out: |
699 Feet / Minute |
| Normal Cruise Speed: |
433 ktas |
| Max. Cruise Speed: |
433 ktas |
| Service Ceiling Max. Weight: |
44,000 Feet |
| Number of Engines: |
2 |
| Engine Manufacturer: |
Pratt & Whitney |
| Engine Model: |
PW545A |
Description
The Cessna Citation Excel (Model 560XL) is a turbofan-powered small-to-medium sized business jet built by the Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas, USA. With the success of Cessna's high-end Citation X, the manufacturer saw a market for an aircraft with the X's features but aimed at the traditional Citation market, where it chiefly competes with twin turboprop aircraft. Rather than being a direct variant of another Citation airframe, the Excel was a combination of technologies and designs. To produce the Excel, Cessna took the X's wide, stand-up cabin fuselage, shortened it by about 21 feet (6.4 m) and mated it with an unswept wing utilizing a supercritical airfoil (based on the Citation V Ultra's wing) and a Citation V's tail. To power the aircraft, Cessna chose the a new Pratt & Whitney Canada turbofan, the PW545A. As a result, the Excel has the roomiest cabin in its class of light corporate jets and can seat up to 10 passengers (in high-density configuration; typically the number is six to eight in a corporate configuration), while being flown by a crew of two.
