The Citation X is a mid-size, long-range business jet aircraft developed and manufactured by American aviation company Cessna, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation. The company developed the Citation X as the premier offering of its established Citation lineage of business jets, basing it on the Citation III. The prototype of the first of the Citation line, the Cessna 500 Citation I, took its maiden flight on September 15, 1969 and entered service in 1971. Several models followed, each incrementally more advanced. In the late 1980s, Textron Aviation engineers began planning a next-generation Citation model, an intercontinental business jet that would set new standards for speed, the Citation X.
The company first publicly announced the Citation X in 1990 (formally designated the 750 Citation X), stating that it would cruise at Mach 0.90 and have a top speed of Mach 0.92. Engineers crafted a sleek fuselage with a T-tail empennage and an aggressively swept main wing. The Citation X is piloted by two and can seat up to 12 in its cabin. It took its maiden flight on December 21, 1993 and Textron Aviation introduced it in 1996.
The Citation X met the company’s goals after its debut in 1996, establishing itself as the fastest business jet in the world at the time. Textron Aviation manufactured 310 Citation X airframes during a production run that spanned from 1996 to 2018.
The Citation X measures 72 feet, 6 inches in length, stands 19 feet, 2 inches tall, and has a wingspan of 63 feet, 7 inches. It is powered by two fuselage-mounted Rolls-Royce AE 3007C1 turbofan engines, each of which generates up to 6,764 pounds of thrust. It features HP2000 avionics in the cockpit and boasts a luxurious cabin that can be customized to several configurations. The Citation X has a range of 3,982 miles and a service ceiling of 51,000 feet above sea level.
The Cessna Citation X is ready to exhilarate and inspire pilots throughout the MSFS world, available for both MSFS2020 and MSFS2024. Soar across stunning virtual landscapes in breathtaking realism from the comfort of your virtual cockpit. The FlightFX Cessna Citation X is the debut aircraft in Microsoft Flight Simulator’s “Exclusive Series,” and is available only in the Microsoft Flight Simulator Marketplace for its lifetime.
Flight Modeling:
- Bespoke HP2000 suite: PFD, MFD, VSD, FMZ FMS.
- Full VNAV: Across CLIMB, CRUISE, and DESCENT phases.
- Custom FADEC: With optional VNAV-coupled auto throttle (via VAMS).
- Winglet / Non-winglet variants: Each modeled for high-fidelity simulation faithful to the physical variant.
- Real-time EPB system: Accurate engine and aircraft performance throughout all ranges of altitudes, weights, and temperature and thrust settings within a margin of error.
Systems Simulation
- Faithfully modeled pressurization, environmental, hydraulic, electrical, fuel, and ICE protection systems.
- Full autopilot functionality with support for ILS, LPV, RNAV, LNAV/VNAV approaches.
- IRS, CAS, engine sync, FADEC — all faithful to the physical aircraft.
Electronic Flight Bag (VAMS 2.0)
- Load manager with SimBrief integration.
- Navigraph Charts.
- OpenStreetMap integration.
- Settings for auto throttle, LCD/CRT screen types, and aircraft state options.
- Active Noise Reduction simulation.
- Ground services manager (covers, chocks, GPU, etc.)
- Custom throttle to detents calibration tool.
Visual Modeling
- Two model variants (winglet / non-winglet) with 9 detailed liveries: Livery 1 (White Base, Blue/Yellow Highlights), Livery 2 (White Base, Blue/Black Highlights), Livery 3 (White Base, Blue/Red/Gold Highlights), Livery 4 (Gray Base), Livery 5 (White Base), Livery 6 (Gray/White Base, Black/Gold Highlights), Livery 7 (Blue/White Base, Black/Orange Highlights), Livery 8 (White/Red Base, Gold Highlights), Livery 9 (Red/White Base, Black/Gold Highlights).
- Accurate high-definition exterior and interior models with high-resolution 4K textures.
- Detail maps throughout all parts of the aircraft for increased visual fidelity at all viewing scales.
- 3D animated passengers.
- Volumetric lighting, strobes.
- Enhanced exterior and interior lighting rendered with real-time bounced and baked techniques.
- Realistic clutter and interactive cabin details.
Audio
- Custom sound set recorded onsite in California, USA.
- Real APU, engine, mechanical, chimes, and cabin interaction sounds.
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