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Summary
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Cessna Citation 500
- Range:
- 730 nm
- Speed:
- 355 kts
- Passengers:
- 5 people
Cost
- Estimated Purchase Price:
- $200,000
- Annual Cost:
- $1,557,032
- Variable Cost:
- $2,076/hr
- Fixed Cost:
- $417,553
Specifications
- Max Payload:
- 1,150 lb
- Engines:
- Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1 2
- Total Cabin Volume:
- 230 cu ft
- Avionics:
- Sperry SPZ-500
- Wingspan:
- 47.1 ft
- APU:
- —
Production Information
- Production:
- 1971 - 1977
- IFR Certified:
- Yes
- Produced / In Service:
- 347/260
- Regulatory Certification:
- 1971
- Serial Numbers:
- 500/501-0001 - 0345
- Certification Basis:
- FAR 25
- Meets Stage 3 Noise Levels:
- Yes
Assumption
- ANNUAL UTILIZATION (DISTANCE):
- 175,000 nm
- FUEL PRICE (JET A):
- $682
- ANNUAL UTILIZATION (HOURS):
- 549 hrs
- LABOR COST:
- $136/hr
- AVERAGE SPEED (STANDARD TRIP):
- 319 kts
- AVERAGE LENGTH (STANDARD TRIP):
- 600 nm
Understand how these values are calculated in Report Methodology & Glossary.
Cost
Total Annual Cost With Market Depreciation
$1,570,632
73% - Variable Cost - $1,139,479
27% - Fixed Cost - $417,553
1% - Market Depreciation - $13,600
- Total Annual Cost:$1,557,032
- Variable Cost:$1,139,479
- Fixed Cost:$417,553
- Per Hour:$2,836
- Per Nautical Mile:$9
- Per Seat Per Nautical Mile:$2
- Total Annual Cost with Market Depreciation:$1,570,632
- Market Depreciation:$13,600
- Per Hour:$2,861
- Per Nautical Mile:$9
- Per Seat Per Nautical Mile:$2
Hourly Variable Cost
- Per flight hour:
- $2,076/hr
- Fuel:$690
- Fuel:$682
- Additives:$8
- Maintenance:$681
- Maintenance Labor:$271
- Parts Airframe/Engine/Avionics:$276
- Thrust Reverser Allowance:—
- APU Allowance:—
- Major Periodic Maintenance:$134
- Engine Reserves:$564
- Miscellaneous Reserves:$141
- Landing/Parking:$15
- ATC Navigation:—
- Crew Expenses:$86
- Supplies/Catering:$40
Annual Fixed Cost
- Annual cost:
- $417,553
- Crew:$280,800
- Captain:$130,000
- Copilot:$86,000
- Flight Attendant:—
- Benefits:$64,800
- Hangar:$25,400
- Insurance:$17,000
- Hull:$2,500
- Single Limit Liability:$14,500
- Aircraft Modernization:$45,900
- Training:$19,200
- Miscellaneous:$29,253
- Navigation Chart Service:$4,903
- Refurbishing:$20,400
- Computer Maintenance Program:$3,250
- Weather Service:$700
- Other:—
Costs are forward looking estimates based on Conklin & de Decker Research. For comparison purposes only.
Understand how these values are calculated in Report Methodology & Glossary.
Performance
- Normal cruise:
- 332 kts
- Long-Range cruise:
- 310 kts
- Maximum cruise:
- 355 kts
- Rate of climb:
- 2,900 ft/min
- Max cert. altitude:
- 41,000 ft
- Initial cruise altitude:
- 35,000 ft
- Time to cruise altitude:
- 24 min
- Service Ceiling:
- 35,000 ft
- Engine out rate of climb:
- 800 ft/min
- Engine out ceiling:
- 18,500 ft
Field Length
FAR-91
2,150 ft
FAR-135
2,687 ft
FAR-121
3,583 ft
Balanced Field Length
3,950 ft
Speeds
- VMC (Ground):
- 55 KIAS
- VMC (Air):
- < Vs
- V2 (Max. Takeoff Gross Wt.):
- 112 KIAS
- VREF (BOW + Pax + NBAA Res.):
- 103 KIAS
FAR 36 Noise Levels
- Flyover:
- 78 EPNdB
- Sideline:
- 87 EPNdB
- Approach:
- 88 EPNdB
Weight/Payload
Weight Breakdown
With Max Payload
With Max Fuel
With Max Payload
- Maximum payload:
- 1,150 lb
- Range at max payload:
- 693 nm
With Max Fuel
- Available payload:
- 755 lb
- Passenger capacity:
- 4 people
- Ramp Weight:
- 11,650 lb
- Max Gross Takeoff Weight:
- 11,500 lb
- Max Landing:
- 11,000 lb
- Zero Fuel:
- 8,400 lb
- Basic Operating:
- 7,250 lb
- Useful Load:
- 4,400 lb
- Usable Fuel:
- 3,645 lb
Range
Long-Range Cruise
- Range:
- 815 nm
- Average speed:
- 310 kts
- Endurance:
- 3 hrs
- Passengers:
- 4 people
Maximum Cruise
- Range:
- 726 nm
- Average speed:
- 332 kts
- Endurance:
- 2 hrs
- Passengers:
- 4 people
- Seats full range:
- 730 nm
- Ferry range:
- 900 nm
Interior
- Passengers:
- 5 people
- Crew:
- 2 people
- Typical Volume Per Passenger:
- 29 cu ft/person
- Total cabin volume:
- 230 cu ft
- Passenger area:
- 145 cu ft
- Misc space (galley, lav, etc.):
- 85 cu ft
- Cabin width:
- 4.9 ft
- Cabin length:
- 12.7 ft
- Cabin height:
- 4.3 ft
- Total baggage volume:
- 57 cu ft
- Internal:
- 40 cu ft
- External:
- 17 cu ft
- Door:
- 8.5 sq ft
- Width (door):
- 2 ft
- Length (door):
- 4.25 ft
- Pressure Differential:
- 7.6 psi
- Sea Level Cabin to:
- 18,500 ft
- Cabin Alt at Max Cert Alt:
- 8,000 ft
Exterior
Equipment
Avionics
Sperry SPZ-500
- Cockpit Voice Recorder:
- Standard
- Flight Data Recorder:
- Optional
- EICAS:
- —
- Ground Warning System:
- TAWS
- Traffic Warning System:
- TCAS
- Maint Diag Sys:
- —
- VHF 8Khz Spacing:
- Standard
Auxiliary Power Unit
—
- Meets Stage 3 Noise Levels:
- Yes
- Regulatory Certification:
- 1971
- IFR Certified:
- Yes
- Production:
- 1971 - 1977
- Single Point Refuel:
- —
- External Lav. Service:
- —