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FAA Validates P&WC Engines Powering Citation Ascend
FAA approval comes two months after Transport Canada signed off on the PW545D
Cessna Citation Ascend
The PW545D will provide for a 1,9000-nm range on the Cessna Citation Ascend.

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) secured U.S. FAA approval for its PW545D turbofan, checking off another key milestone as Textron Aviation works to bring the Cessna Citation Ascend to market next year. The FAA type data sheet with the PW545D included alongside its siblings was issued last month, just two months after Transport Canada granted type certification of the model.

Rated at 4,218 pounds of thrust, the PW545D will provide a 1,900-nm range, 441-knot maximum cruise speed, and a 30-minute time to climb to FL450 maximum altitude for the newest member of the Citation 560XL family.

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