Cessna Citation VI
Turbofan twin engine • Low Wing • Retractable gear
Range Visualization
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Payload vs. Range
Configure weights
Default: 190 lbs
Default: 30 lbs
Fuel on board
Extra weight
Range
Mission Profile
- • High-Altitude
- • Pressurization
- • Multi-Engine
- • Instrument
About the Cessna Citation VI
Overview
The Cessna Citation VI (Model 650) is the economy-interior version of the Citation III, built on the same swept-wing airframe, T-tail, and Honeywell TFE731-3B-100S turbofans under the same FAA type certificate (A9NM, Section I). Cessna offered it in the early 1990s with a standardized interior and a simplified avionics package to lower acquisition cost while keeping the III’s 51,000 ft ceiling and high-altitude cruise. Only 39 were built before the line advanced to the more powerful Citation VII.
Key Features for GA Buyers
- Citation III performance at a lower entry price. The VI matches the III’s airframe, engines, and 51,000 ft ceiling, so it cruises in the same high-altitude band at a lower acquisition cost.
- Standardized cabin and systems. A single non-custom interior and avionics fit simplifies pre-buy evaluation and keeps parts commonality high across the small fleet.
- Stand-up cabin. The Model 650 cabin carries the same dropped-aisle headroom and enclosed aft lavatory as the III.
Trade-offs
- TFE731 maintenance economics. The same Honeywell TFE731-3B engines as the III carry midsize-jet overhaul and hot-section costs; budget engine reserve well above light-jet levels.
- Thin production run. Only 39 VIs were built, so comparable sales, parts familiarity, and variant-specific support are scarcer than for the III or VII.
- Two-pilot operation. The Model 650 is certificated for a minimum crew of two and is not single-pilot eligible.
- Legacy avionics. The simplified early-1990s panel typically needs upgrades for current airspace compliance.
See Also
- Cessna Citation III – the full-interior original on the same Model 650 airframe and engines. Compare
- Cessna Citation VII – the uprated Model 650 with more powerful TFE731-4R engines and higher performance. Compare
- Bombardier Learjet 55 – a contemporary midsize cross-shop with a stand-up cabin and similar mission. Compare
Technical Specifications
Dimensions & Weights
- Height
- 16.83 ft
- Length
- 55.5 ft
- Parking area (ft2)
- 3841.75 ft2
- Max Takeoff Weight
- 22,000 lbs
- Max Landing Weight
- 20,000 lbs
- Useful Load
- 8,100 lbs
- Fuel Capacity
- 1100 gal
Performance
- Cruise Speed
- 468 KTAS
- Never-Exceed (Vne)
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 346 KIAS
- Max Structural Cruise (Vno)
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 305 KIAS
- Approach Speed
- 115 KIAS
- Stall, Clean (Vs1)
- 97 KIAS
- Range
- 2054 NM
- Service Ceiling
- 51,000 ft
- Rate of Climb
- 3699 fpm
- Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle
- 5,150 ft
- Landing ground roll
- 2,900 ft
Sources
Where the figures on this page come from. Cessna Citation VI specifications are traced to published references; estimated values are flagged inline next to the figure.
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