Aircraft
Pilot Report: Cessna Citation CJ4
Large-jet features make the small jet a crowd pleaser.
Cessna Citation CJ4 (Photo: Matt Thurber)
Cessna Citation CJ4 (Photo: Matt Thurber)

The Citation CJ4 has done quite well in the light-jet market, carving out a profitable niche for Textron Aviation with a well-performing capable jet serving both owner-pilots and professional fliers, alike.

Entering service in 2010, the $9.41 million CJ4 is the largest of the CitationJet series and the company’s largest Part 23 airplane, and it brought some new design features to the lineup that set it apart from earlier models. Like larger Citations, the CJ4 has some wing sweep, 12.5 degrees, but it also retains the CJ’s short-field capabilities. Other larger-jet features include electrically heated windshields instead of the bleed-air-heated systems on the M2 and CJ3+, as well as single-point refueling. The CJ4 also has an externally serviced flushing lavatory, which was optional until serial number 100, then became a standard feature.

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