And the name for the new Cessna LCC is...

[Guitar Guy]

Cessna Releases Specs For New Citation Columbus Large-Cabin Jet

Cessna Aircraft Company revealed details of its recently announced large-cabin jet at a press conference in Washington on Wednesday. The intercontinental aircraft will be called the Model 850 Citation Columbus. The jet is designed for intercontinental travel, Cessna said, with a target range of 4,000 nautical miles at Mach .80 carrying eight passengers. The ship will be powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW810 engines. A Rockwell Collins integrated flight deck will go in the cockpit. The airframe will be all aluminum. Columbus will be Cessna's largest business jet. "This provides the perfect platform at the top end of our product line for customers looking for more space, more range, more economy and more capability," said Jack Pelton, chairman, president and CEO of Cessna. "This aircraft will be Cessna’s greatest achievement."

Preliminary performance numbers set a maximum cruise speed of 488 knots, a full fuel payload of 1,950 pounds and takeoff field length of 5,400 feet at maximum takeoff weight. The aircraft will measure 77 feet nose to tail and 80 feet wingtip to wingtip. Its cabin length of 36.3 feet, including interior baggage space, is the longest in its class by nearly two feet, says Cessna, and can hold up to 10 passengers. The initial price estimate for the Citation Columbus is $27 million. Cessna plans to achieve FAA certification by the end of 2013, with deliveries beginning in 2014.

So is the name coincidence or a shameless attempt to get an order from RTS? At least they didn't call it the Cessna Bridgeway (or Woodbridge).

Of course, if NJA moves its ops center to NC, will Cessna rename the Model 850?

Any guesses on whether Columbus will be online at NJA before the Hawker 4000?

 

[fly4funcrj]

I bet we get the 7x before we get the 4000 or the 850.

 

[On Your Six]

That name is gay. Can't wait to see the airplane but the marketing "wizzards" who came up with that name were smokin' some hash. Sure, I get the Netjets reference but the name just doesn't flow well in my mind.

 

[Guitar Guy]

That name is gay. Can't wait to see the airplane but the marketing "wizzards" who came up with that name were smokin' some hash. Sure, I get the Netjets reference but the name just doesn't flow well in my mind.

I wonder if their spin is something all silly like, "Christopher Columbus discovered far away lands and so will the newest Citation".

And I agree, I wouldn't have chosen that name for it. It just doesn't flow when you say the name.