The Citation Excel combines a shortened Citation X cabin that seats seven with a modified Citation V wing. The Excel is equipped with Pratt & Whitney PW545A engines that have Nordam thrust reversers. The Excel is equipped with a Honeywell Primus 1000 electronic flight instrument system avionics package and has a range of about 1,700 nautical miles.
The Excel’s first flight was on February 29, 1996. Certification was received in 1998. The aircraft was in production until 2004, when the Citation XLS replaced it.
