page_title: Cessna Citation III
section_title: Specifications (III/VI)
hierarchical_section_title: Cessna Citation III / Specifications (III/VI)
caption_attribution_description: English: A Garrett TFE731 engine mounted on the left pylon of a Cessna 650 Citation VII undergoing maintenance. Digital image taken by YSSYguy on 10 April 2015 and uploaded for use in the Garrett TFE731 article. Image edited using Picasa software. YSSYguy (talk) 06:59, 6 November 2016 (UTC)
context_page_description: The Cessna Citation III is an American business jet with 2,350 nmi of range produced by Cessna and part of the Citation Family
  Announced at the October 1976 NBAA convention, it made its maiden flight on May 30, 1979, received its type certification on April 30, 1982 and was delivered between 1983 and 1992.
  The cheaper Citation VI was produced from 1991 to 1995 and the more powerful Citation VII was offered between 1992 and 2000, 360 of all variants were delivered.
  An all new design, it had a 312 sq ft swept wing for a 22,000 lb MTOW, a T-tail and two 3,650–4,080 lbf TFE731 turbofans.
  Its fuselage cross section and cockpit were kept in the later Citation X, Citation Excel and Citation Sovereign.
context_section_description: Data from Frawley
  General characteristics
  Crew: 2
  Capacity: 6-9 Passengers
  Length: 55 ft 5 in (16.90 m)
  Wingspan: 53 ft 6 in (16.31 m)
  Height: 16 ft 10 in (5.12 m)
  Wing area: 312 sq ft (29.0 m²)
  Aspect ratio: 9.17
  Empty weight: 11,810 lb (5,357 kg) operating empty: 12,200lb (5534kg), VII: 11,720lb (5316kg)
  Max takeoff weight: 22,002 lb (9,980 kg) VII: 22,450lb (10,183kg)
  Powerplant: 2 × Garrett TFE731-3B Turbofans, 3,650 lbf (16.2 kN) thrust each VII: 4080lbf (18.2kN) TFE731-4R
  Performance
  Maximum speed: Mach MMo Mach .851 (491 kn; 909 km/h)
  Cruise speed: 472 kn (543 mph, 874 km/h) max, VII: 476kn (881km/h)
  Range: 2,348 nmi (2,702 mi, 4,348 km) 2 crew and 4 passengers, VII: 2220nmi (4110km) with 6 passengers
  Service ceiling: 51,000 ft (16,000 m)
  Rate of climb: 3,805 ft/min (19.33 m/s) initially, VII: 4,442 ft/min (22.57 m/s)
caption: A TFE731-4R of a Citation VII
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