Falcon 50 vs Citation X

[cessnaxdriver]

Errr.... mind my ignorance, but does the X have the range to get 'across the pond'? I'm talking the Atlantic..... Say, JFK-LHR....?

Nope. we stop in St. John's or Gander. We take our X across once a month.

 

[Kingairrick]

FWIW @410 and .82, the 50 burns around 1800lbs..

 

[LongBoarder]

At .82 you will go deaf within the year in a Falcon 50... Very loud at .80 and above.

.78 and you are looking at 1600#

LB

 

[BoilerUP]

Rick & LongBoarder:

Are those numbers for a straight 50, or an EX?

 

[K.V.]

A little off topic, but I was in LFPB a couple of weeks ago and saw a X with winglets. How common is that? Is that how they're coming out of the box now?

 

[BoilerUP]

X winglets are aftermarket

 

[Kingairrick]

Straight 50. Longboard is right. 50 is loud if going fast down low. Above 400 though, IAS is pretty low so it's quiet...

 

[LongBoarder]

They are VERY quiet.... anything above FL400 and you will have to watch what you say up front... Most 3 hole drivers don't use a headset.

LB

 

[guido411]

A little off topic, but I was in LFPB a couple of weeks ago and saw a X with winglets. How common is that? Is that how they're coming out of the box now?

Pretty sure you get winglets out the factory door now. Not sure if it's an option or standard. . .