The Cessna 500 Citation I is a small business jet and the basis of the Citation family. Cessna announced an eight-place business jet able to use the airfields that light twins use in October 1968, the Fanjet 500 prototype first flew on 15 September 1969, and the FAA certified it as the 500 Citation on 9 September 1971. It was upgraded in 1976 as the Citation I with a longer wing and a higher gross weight, and the 501 Citation I/SP single-pilot version arrived in 1977. Two Pratt and Whitney Canada JT15D turbofans power the straight-wing jet, which cruised slowly compared with other business jets and earned the nicknames Nearjet and Slowtation. Production ended in 1985 after 689 aircraft of all variants, and the larger Citation II was developed from it.
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Engine Class Maximum Mass (kg) Engine2 x Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1B turbofans, 2,200 lbf thrust each 1 Connections
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