Cessna 560 Ultra Encore

Type (Muster)
Light business jet (Geschäftsreisejet)

Country (Land)
USA

Manufacturer (Hersteller)
Cessna Aircraft Company
One Cessna Boulevard
Wichita, Kansas 67215
USA

Phone: 001-316/517-6488
Fax: 001-316/517-7812

General (Allgemeine Angaben)
Crew (Besatzung): 2
Passengers/Freight (Passagiere/Fracht): 7 - 8

Power plant (Antrieb): 2 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535A
Thrust (Schub): 2 x 14,93 kN (3360 lbs) at 80 deg Fahrenheit
Recommended TBO: 5000 hrs, with a hot-section inspection at 2500 hrs

Dimensions (Abmessungen)
Length (Länge): 14,90 m
Height (Höhe): 4,63 m
Span (Spannweite): 15,91 m
Wing area (Flügelfläche): 31,8 sq m

Cabin length (Kabinenlänge): 5,28 m excluding cockpit
Cabin width (Kabinenbreite): 1,49 m
Cabin height (Kabinenhöhe): 1,40 m

Weights (Massen)
Empty weight (Leermasse): 4780 kg
Max. usable fuel (Kraftstoff): 2405 kg
Payload with max. fuel (Nutzlast mit maximalem Kraftstoff): 450 kg
Max. take-off weigth (max. Startmasse): 7550 kg

Performance (Flugleistungen)
Max. speed (max. Fluggeschwindigkeit): Mach 0.755 indicated at 8810 m
Max. cruise speed (max. Reisegeschwindigkeit): 431 kts (798 km/h) at mid-cruise weight at 35000 ft
Stall speed (Überziehgeschwindigkeit): 83 kts (154 km/h) with 35 deg flaps at 6895 kg
Service ceiling (Dienstgipfelhöhe): 45000 ft (13715 m)
Single engine ceiling (Flughöhe mit nur einem Triebwerk): 9785 m (32100 ft)
Rate of climb (Steigrate): 20, 8 m/s or 6,91 m/s with one engine out
Time to climb (Steigzeiten):
   - 14 minutes to 35000 ft (10670 m)
   - 31 minutes to 45000 ft (13715 m)
Landing distance (Landestrecke): 880 m at max. weight, ISA, sea level
Range (Reichweite):
   - 3150 km with VFR reserves
   - 3705 km with IFR reserves, with four passengers and two crew

Costs (Kosten)
The price of the Ultra Encore in year 2000 US-Dollars is 6,875 million

Customers (Kunden)
No details yet available

Remarks (Bemerkungen)
The Citation Ultra Encore is a straight upgrade of the Citation Ultra, which was introduced in 1994. Main changes include

new, more efficient engines. The Pratt & Whitney PW535A will offer a 15 per cent specific fuel consumption improvement on the JT15D-5Ds in the Ultra
trailing link landing gear, to allow smoother landing and taxi
more full-fuel payload
updated interior
improved systems, including a digital pressurization control
engine bleed-air wing leading-edge de-icing
improved maintainability
standard avionics package is the Honeywell Primus 1000, including 8 x 7 inch Primary Flight display, 8 x 7 inch Multi Function Display and centally located Flight Director control.

The Ultra Encore was unveiled at the NBAA Convention in Las Vegas in October 1998. The first flight of a prototype had already occured in secrecy on July 9, 1998 at Wichita, so that type certification can be achieved in the fourth quarter of 1999. First deliveries are scheduled for the second quarter of 2000. The Ultra Encore will then supplant the Ultra on the production line.

Last updated 23 October 1998

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