Aircraft
Cessna Powers On First Citation Longitude
Milestone comes three weeks after the company successfully mated the wing and fuselage of the first Longitude.
Cessna Aircraft continues to make progress toward first flight for its new Citation Longitude. The super-midsize jet has now been powered on and is on track to fly this summer, said parent company Textron Aviation. (Photo: Textron Aviation)
Cessna Aircraft continues to make progress toward first flight for its new Citation Longitude. The super-midsize jet has now been powered on and is on track to fly this summer, said parent company Textron Aviation. (Photo: Textron Aviation)

Cessna Aircraft has powered on the electrical distribution system of its Cessna Citation Longitude prototype, parent company Textron Aviation announced yesterday. The milestone comes three weeks after the company mated the wing and fuselage of the first Longitude and completes the “next major step” for the super-midsize jet to achieve first flight this summer, the company said.