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SUPER MIDSIZE JET · CESSNA
A super midsize jet for coast to coast trips.
Source: Wikipedia (citing Cessna) and GlobalAir. Figures are for the Sovereign+. The original Sovereign has slightly less range. Photo: ZLEA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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3,200 nm
(5,926 km)
Cruise speed
460 ktas
(852 km/h)
Passengers
Up to 12
in the cabin, layout varies
Baggage
135 cu ft
(3.82 m³, inside and external)
Figures are for the Sovereign+. Length, wingspan, height, weights, payload, takeoff and landing figures come from Wikipedia, which cites Cessna. Normal range, cabin size, baggage and passenger counts are GlobalAir figures. The original Sovereign range of 3,010 nm and 9 passengers are also GlobalAir figures. Textron's own page for this model could not be read.
The Citation Sovereign is a super midsize jet from Cessna. The Sovereign+ can fly up to 3,200 nautical miles and cruises at about 460 knots. A typical layout seats eight in club chairs plus one more seat, and two pilots fly it.
Cessna announced the Citation Sovereign at the 1998 NBAA convention. It first flew in February 2002, the FAA certified it on 2 June 2004, and deliveries began in September 2004. EASA certified it on 31 March 2005.
Cessna stretched the Citation Excel fuselage to give a cabin 6.6 feet longer, and added a new, larger wing and Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306C engines. The Sovereign+ was announced in October 2012 and deliveries began in December 2013. It added winglets, PW306D engines with autothrottle and Garmin G5000 avionics. Cessna ended production in March 2021 after building 349 Sovereign and 94 Sovereign+ jets.
Private owners, charter operators and fractional programs fly the Sovereign. In 2013 two thirds of the fleet were in the United States, and NetJets was the largest operator with 44 aircraft.
Up to 12
passengers
135 cu ft
baggage
25 ft 3 in
cabin length
The cabin is 25 ft 3 in long, 5 ft 6 in wide and 5 ft 8 in high. A typical layout has double club seating for eight, plus a side facing seat. The cabin pressure of 9.3 psi keeps the cabin at about 7,200 feet at altitude.
Baggage space is 35 cubic feet inside the cabin and 100 cubic feet in an external compartment. Basic maintenance is due every 400 hours or 12 months.
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Buyers often compare the Sovereign with the Hawker 800XP and the Learjet 60. In a 2015 AvBuyer comparison, the Sovereign had the longest cabin of the three and the most range. The Hawker carried more with full fuel, and the Learjet 60 burned the least fuel.
Figures are for the Sovereign+. Length, wingspan, height, weights, payload, takeoff and landing figures come from Wikipedia, which cites Cessna. Normal range, cabin size, baggage and passenger counts are GlobalAir figures. The original Sovereign range of 3,010 nm and 9 passengers are also GlobalAir figures. Textron's own page for this model could not be read.
A typical layout seats eight in club chairs plus one side facing seat. GlobalAir lists up to 9 on the original and up to 12 on the Sovereign+. Two pilots fly it.
Cessna lists 3,200 nautical miles for the Sovereign+, and GlobalAir lists 3,010 for the original. That is enough for flights across the United States, depending on passengers, weather and reserves.
The Sovereign+ has a top speed of 460 knots. Wikipedia gives a cruise speed of 445 knots true airspeed for the original Sovereign and a block speed of 406 knots.
The Sovereign+ has winglets, PW306D engines with autothrottle and Garmin G5000 avionics. Cessna announced it in October 2012 and delivered the first in December 2013.
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