Cessna Citation Sovereign
The Cessna Citation Sovereign is a twin-engine business jet the American aircraft manufacturer Cessna Aircraft and belongs to the family of the Citation. At present, the Citation Sovereign, after the Cessna Citation X, the second largest jet from Cessna.
History
The Cessna Citation Sovereign ( Cessna also 680) based on the Cessna Citation Excel. Was presented to the Midsize Jet at the 1998 National Business Aviation Association in Las Vegas. In the 90s, Cessna saw a growing interest in a jet between the existing variants Excel / XLS ( ) and X. The first flight took place on 27 February 2002, which was followed by the approval by the FAA in June. In the same year began the delivery to the first customers.
The aircraft is powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306C, which are controlled by FADEC, which represents an innovation in the field of Cessna Citation.