Cessna announced last month that it is upgrading the Citation CJ1 and CJ2 to add more value to the entry-level aircraft. To be known as the CJ1+ and CJ2+, the improved twinjets will incorporate many of the refinements built into the CJ3, including the larger sibling’s more feature-laden version of the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 integrated avionics system, in addition to other improvements. The $4.095 million CJ1+ and $5.525 million CJ2+ are block point changes starting with serial numbers 525-0600 and 525A-0300, respectively. These prices compare with a similarly equipped CJ1 at $4.144 million and a similarly equipped CJ2 at $5.644 million. The first CJ1+ made its maiden flight on October 8, with certification slated for next summer and deliveries starting late next year. The CJ2+ is expected to receive FAA approval next fall, followed by deliveries in early 2006.
The latest version of Pro Line 21 includes an integrated file information server; communications, navigation and surveillance systems that support data communications; an FMS-3000 flight management system; a digital quartz sensor AHS-3000 attitude heading reference system; broadcast graphical weather capability; and enhanced map overlays, among others. Other standard avionics in the CJ1+ and CJ2+ will include L-3’s Skywatch TCAS I and Landmark Class B TAWS. Optional flight-deck features include electronic charts and graphical weather service provided by Universal Weather & Aviation.
More In Aircraft
