Companies in the world of aviation are always trying to one-up each other, and make the best and fastest airplanes in their markets. Cessna once held one of the most coveted aviation records, the fastest business jet, with the Cessna Citation X. The Citation X was once the fastest business jet in the skies, only recently having been beaten out its competitors after it ceased production in the late 2010s.
It was the premier aircraft offered by Cessna, then owned by Textron Aviation of Textron Inc., and has become one of the most popular business jets of all time. Here is everything you need to know about the Cessna Citation X and how it flew faster than the competition.
How the Citation X was born Cessna, as one of the most storied aviation companies in history, had long maintained its independence until it was bought briefly by General Dynamics in the mid 1980s, then by Textron, Inc. in 1992. It was during this transition period for Cessna that the idea of the Citation X was first created.
The Citation X, under the Model 750 name, was first announced to the world at NBAA in 1990, with its first flight taking off in 1993. The Citation X would eventually be certified by Textron Aviation under the Cessna brand in May of 1996 , and would begin deliveries shortly after that as the fastest business jet ever developed and certified. The design of the Citation X Shared components The Citation X differed from the many Citation jets that Cessna had already designed before it, but it al.
