Cessna Citation I

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The Cessna 500 Citation I is a small business jet designed and produced by Cessna. It was the first business jet to be designed for single-pilot operations. The Citation I became the basis of the Citation family. Originally marketed at the Fanjet 500 and intentionally designed to cater towards Cessna's traditional customer base of personal owner-pilots, the existence of the program was announced in October 1968. The prototype, equipped with a straight wing and powered by a pair of JT15D turbofan engines, performed its maiden flight on September 15, 1969, and it was type certified as the 500 Citation on September 9, 1971. Development of the type continued through the 1970s, leading to the Citation I being introduced in 1976 as well as the 501 Citation I/SP single-pilot variant becoming available in 1977. Production of the Citation I was terminated in 1985, by which point 689 aircraft across all variants had been produced. The Citation I was further developed into the Citation II.

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