A SECOND PRODUCTION aircraft has joined Cessna's flight-test programme for the Citation X high-speed business-jet. By the end of January, the Wichita, US, manufacturer had logged some 535h on 355 flights of the prototype and first two production aircraft.
The second production Citation X was flown for the first time on 11 January and 9h had been accumulated on six flights by the month's end. The aircraft will be used for noise, function-and-reliability and foreign-certification testing.
The first example has been used in evaluating full-authority digital engine-control software for its Allison AE3007 turbofans.
Source: Flight International
