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Textron Shows Off Longitude’s Quiet Cabin

OEM’s painstaking attention to detail on cabin noise reduction creates a best-in-class result, as type approaches certification next month.

The Cessna Citation Longitude left Wichita heading westbound on January 27 and traveled more than 31,000 miles in 31 days, Textron Aviation said. (Photo: Textron Aviation)

By Ian Sheppard

February 27, 2018

On Monday February 26, the Cessna Citation Longitude test aircraft (N707CL) that was at the Singapore Airshow last month routed through Farnborough, UK. The type is now awaiting certification from the FAA “early in 2018” and from EASA some six months later, according to v-p sales Europe for Textron Aviation Tom Perry who was also on a flight that took journalists out over Wales from TAG Farnborough Airport. The first European order came from Travel Service of the Czech Republic, and was announced in May 2017. Certification of the “up to 12”-passenger plus two-crew Longitude, with a list price of $27 million, was originally slated for the end of 2017.

One of the reasons for the flight was to demonstrate to the media that the Longitude, according to Textron Aviation, has “the quietest cabin in the industry,” thanks to features such as damped flooring, isolated interior panels, and acoustic windows, as well as excellent performance credentials.

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