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The Cessna 500 Citation I is a small business jet announced by Cessna in October 1968 and is the basis of the Citation family. The Fanjet 500 prototype first flew on September 15, 1969 and it was certified as the Citation on September 9, 1971, upgraded in 1976 as the Citation I and a single pilot variant, production ended in 1985 after 689 deliveries. Powered by JT15D turbofans, the straight wing aircraft was developed into the Citation II/Bravo. DevelopmentIn October 1968 Cessna announced an eight place business jet capable of operating from light/medium twins airfields. The Fanjet 500 prototype first flew on September 15, 1969. Turbofan rather than turbojets and straight wings rather than swept wings made it cruise slowly compared to other business jets and Learjet salesmen mocked it as the “Nearjet” vulnerable to “bird strikes from the rear”; Cessna renamed it the “Citation” after the thoroughbred but it was nicknamed as “Slowtation”.[6] OperatorsCivil operators- {{NOR}}
Military operators- {{ANG}}
- National Air Force of Angola[7][8][9]
- {{ARG}}
- {{PRC}}
- People's Liberation Army Air Force
- {{ECU}}
- {{MEX}}
- {{VEN}}
Accidents New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson was killed in his Citation I/SP on August 2, 1979 while practicing touch-and-go landings.[11]Specifications (Cessna Citation I){{Aircraft specs |ref=Jane's Civil and Military Aircraft Upgrades 1994-95 [12] |prime units?=kts |genhide= |crew=Two (One pilot on I/SP) |capacity=5 passengers |length m= |length ft=43 |length in=6 |span m= |span ft=47 |span in=1 |height m= |height ft=14 |height in=4 |wing area sqm= |wing area sqft=278.5 |aspect ratio=7.83:1 |airfoil= |empty weight kg= |empty weight lb=6631 |gross weight kg= |max takeoff weight lb=11850 |fuel capacity={{convert|564|USgal|impgal L|abbr=on}} usable fuel
|eng1 number=2 |eng1 name=Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1B |eng1 type=turbofans |eng1 kn= |eng1 lbf=2200
|perfhide= |max speed kmh= |max speed mph= |max speed kts= |max speed mach=0.705 |max speed note=(above {{convert|28000|ft|m|abbr=on}} |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts=357 |cruise speed note=at {{convert|35000|ft|m|abbr=on}} |stall speed kts=82 |stall speed note=(CAS) |range km= |range miles= |range nmi=1328 |range note=at {{convert|41000|ft|m|abbr=on}} (45 min reserves, {{convert|1562|lb|kg|abbr=on}} payload) |ceiling m= |ceiling ft=41000 |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin=2719 |more performance= |avionics= }}
See also{{Aircontent |related=- Cessna Citation series
- Cessna Citation II
|similar aircraft= |lists= |see also= }}References1. ^1 {{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/nbaa-business-jet-designs-that-changed-the-industry-452471/ |title= NBAA: Business jet designs that changed the industry |date= 12 Oct 2018 |author= Murdo Morrison |work= FlightGlobal}} 2. ^{{cite web |url= https://support.cessna.com/custconf/pageview?as_id=33345 |title= 500-Series Technical Review |publisher= Textron Aviation |date= April 28, 2015 |deadurl= bot: unknown |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093224/https://support.cessna.com/custconf/pageview?as_id=33345 |archivedate= March 4, 2016 |df= }} 3. ^-->The renamed Citation had a relatively long development program with a longer forward fuselage, repositioned engine nacelles, a larger tail and more dihedral to the horizontal tail.It was FAA certified on September 9, 1971.[{{cite web |url= http://www.airliners.net/aircraft-data/cessna-500-501-citation-citation-i-citation-isp/157 |title= Cessna 500 & 501 Citation, Citation I & Citation I/SP |work= The International Directory of Civil Aircraft |author= Gerard Frawley |via= Airliners.net}}] 4. ^Taylor, J.W.R. (editor) Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1976-77. London: Macdonald and Jane's, 1976. {{ISBN|0-354-00538-3}}, p.275. 5. ^-->The enhanced Citation I was introduced later in 1976 with higher weights, JT15D-1A engines and an increased span wing.The 501 Citation I/SP, certificated for single pilot operations, was delivered in early 1977.Production ended in 1985, it was developed into the Citation II/Bravo and the Citation V/Ultra/Encore.Over 690 Citations, Citation Is and I/SPs were built between 1971 and 1985.By 2018, used 1970s model 500s were valued at $300,000, Citation ISPs at $695,000 to $1.25 million with the Eagle II package.[{{cite magazine |url= https://www.ainonline.com/sites/default/files/full-issues/ain_1218.pdf |title= For many models, market hitting the apex |magazine= Aviation International News |author= Mark Huber |date= December 2018 |pages= 20-21, 24}}] 6. ^1 {{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/can-cessna-succeed-g450 |title= Can A Cessna Succeed The G450? |date= Feb 10, 2017 |author= William Garvey |work= Aviation Week & Space Technology}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Angola receives maritime surveillance aircraft from Israel|url=http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49594:african-country-receives-maritime-surveillance-aircraft-from-israel&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107|website=Defence Web|accessdate=19 October 2017|archiveurl=https://archive.fo/20171019154529/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49594:african-country-receives-maritime-surveillance-aircraft-from-israel&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107|archivedate=19 October 2017|date=16 October 2017|deadurl=yes|df=}} 8. ^{{cite magazine|last=Martin|first=Guy|title=Angola acquires Citation MPA|magazine=Air International|date=December 2017|volume=93|issue=6|page=11|issn=0306-5634}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=54FT |title=FAA Registry: N-Number Inquiry Results: N54FT|publisher=Federal Aviation Authority|accessdate=27 November 2017}} 10. ^Flores, Santiago A. "From Cavalry to Close Air Support". Air International. May 2001, Vol. 60, No. 5, {{issn|0306-5634}}, p. 301. 11. ^NTSB Thurman Munson accident brief 12. ^{{cite book |editor-last=Michell |editor-first=Simon |title=Jane's Civil and Military Upgrades 1994-95 |year=1994 |location=Coulsdon, Surrey UK |publisher=Jane's Information Group |isbn=0-7106-1208-7 |pages=300–301}}
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