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AIRCRAFT COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS CESSNA CITATION MUSTANG
PHENOM 100
CESSNA CITATION MUSTANG
Cessna Citation Mustang by Michael Chase n this month’s Aircraft Comparative Analysis, we provide information on the Cessna Citation Mustang, an Entry Level jet. We’ll consider some of the productivity parameters - including payload, range, speed and cabin size, along with current market value. The field of study also includes Embraer’s Phenom 100.
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CHART A – MARKET SHARE (MAY 2014) Total 748 Aircraft
26% 40.0%
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WORLD AIRCRAFT SALES MAGAZINE – July 2014
44.0%
60.0%
BRIEF HISTORY The Citation Mustang is even smaller and lighter than Cessna’s first-ever corporate jet built in 1971, the Citation 500. The Citation 500 was developed to be the first affordable, Entry Level executive jet and was marketed to compete directly with the Beech King Air. Fast-forward to today, Textron Aviation now owns both the Cessna Mustang and the Beechcraft King Air. The Citation Mustang (Model 510) was first announced in 2002, and was introduced to compete with the new breed of in-development Very Light Jet (VLJ) from Adam Aircraft, Eclipse Aviation, Embraer and Piper (among others). First flight of the Mustang occurred in April 2005, FAA Type Certification was
Total 1,019 Aircraft
30.0%
Cessna Citation Mustang
Cessna Citation Mustang
Embraer Phenom 100
Embraer Phenom 100 Eclipse 500/550
SOURCE: JETNET
received on September 8, 2006, and April 2007 marked the first retail delivery. Powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW615F turbofan engines, the Mustang’s cockpit hosts the Garmin G1000 Avionics system. FAA Type Certification for the Mustang includes singlepilot operations. www.AvBuyer.com
MARKET SHARE Chart A represents the in-operation aircraft Market Share as of May 2014 for the Citation Mustang (60%) and the Embraer Phenom 100 (40%) There are currently 748 total aircraft in operation for these two models. Also depicted, however, is that when you add the Eclipse ❯ Aircraft Index see Page 4