| The Cessna Citation Excel, Model 560XL, is a | | | | It weights 11,910 lb empty and has a maximum |
| turbofan-powered small-to-medium sized business jet | | | | takeoff weight of 20,000 lb. The fuselage has a 51ft |
| built by the Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, | | | | 10in length, 55ft 10in wingspan, and a height of 17ft |
| Kansas. Several jets in the Citation family, which | | | | 3in. The Excel has several interior configurations with |
| includes the Excel, the Citation XLS, the Citation | | | | seating for up to 10 passengers in the main cabin. |
| XLS+ and the Citation Sovereign, precede it. The | | | | The Citation XLS superseded the Excel, featuring the |
| Excel project was originally announced in October, | | | | upgraded PW545B engines with increased |
| 1994, and the prototype aircraft debuted on | | | | performance. It was later upgraded to the XLS+, |
| February 29, 1996. | | | | with the inclusion of FADEC (Full Authority Digital |
| Similarly to its main inspiration, the Citation X, which | | | | Engine Controls) engine controls and improved |
| enjoyed great popularity by the time it was | | | | PW545C engines. |
| introduced in the market, the Citation Excel broke | | | | The Model 680 Citation Sovereign debuted in |
| from the traditional image of the Citation line by using | | | | February, 2002, and featured FADEC equipped, Pratt |
| a new combination of technologies and designs. It | | | | & Whitney Canada PW306C turbofan engines. It |
| represented a chance to hit the traditional Citation | | | | surged to cover the need for a high-performance jet |
| market with the new and revolutionary features | | | | midway between the Excel/XLS size and the Citation |
| introduced by the Citation X. | | | | X. |
| The basis of the Excel is a shortened Citation X | | | | The Sovereign is flown by two pilots and can seat |
| fuselage combined with a modified unswept | | | | between 8-12 passengers. With a length of 63.6 ft, a |
| supercritical wing, a cruciform tail configuration and | | | | wingspan of 63.2 ft and a height of 20.4 ft the |
| the new Pratt & Whitney Canada PW-545A | | | | Sovereign provides adequate room for a mid-sized |
| series turbofans. This allowed the Excel to develop a | | | | business jet. It has a 17,700 lb empty weight and a |
| maximum cruising speed of 429 knots. | | | | 30,550 lb max takeoff weight. The Sovereign is able |
| Additional design features include a standard | | | | to develop a max speed of 458 knots and a range |
| Honeywell Primus 1000 three 8 x 7in screen EFIS | | | | of 2,603 nautical miles, with a rate of climb of 3,571 |
| avionics package and trailing link main undercarriage | | | | ft/min and a service ceiling of 47,000 ft. |
| units. | | | | Cessna's mission of reinvigorating the Citation line is |
| The Excel's maximum certificated altitude is 45,000 ft | | | | proceeding strongly. What started with the |
| and its range at economical cruising speed with two | | | | introduction of the Citation X continues with the |
| pilots, four passengers and IFR reserves is 2,080 nm. | | | | Citation Excel. |