Cessna Citation CJ4: A Preview of the Next CJ
June 3, 2010 | Posted by Alex Joya 
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Cessna delivered the first Citation CJ4 in April after wrapping up a rigorous flight-test program. The new model, which received FAA certification i n March, is the latest in Cessna’s popular CJ series of light jets.
It would be a mistake to call the CJ4 just another stretched out and updated CJ. While the $8.75 million, 16,950-pound jet is not a entirely new design, it’s a refined airplane from a company that has learned a lot about small jets in the 40 years they have been making them. Cessna introduced a variety of new design features and technologies in the nine-passenger CJ4, and borrowed features from several of its other newer airplanes. The CJ4 features the slicker wing geometry from the larger Citation Sovereign and the bigger passenger door from the Citation Mustang. The more powerful Williams FJ44-4A engines are derivatives of those on the CJ3. The newer engines and slipperier wing allow the CJ4 to cruise at 453 knots and climb directly to 43,000 feet. Range has been increased to 1,963 nautical miles and full-fuel payload has grown to 1,000 pounds.
Up front, the pilots’ seats have two inches more legroom and the instrument panel has a more logical, ergonomic layout. The avionics are tried-and-true: four-display Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 with the latest safety enhancements, including electronic charts, graphical weather uplink and Multiscan weather radar, terrain avoidance and anti-collision systems.
The CJ4 Interior
While these refinements unquestionably make the CJ4 a better jet, it is inside the redesigned passenger compartment where you are apt to notice the most dramatic changes.
Passenger electronics have been upgraded with the Rockwell Collins Venue cabin-management system. There are switch panels at each seat position and power outlets for laptops or other accessories at two passenger seats and both pilots’ seats. The Venue system controls all in-flight entertainment equipment, including iPod connectivity, Blu-ray player, moving maps and 100-gigabyte hard-drive storage for personal media. The standard package includes a single satellite radio receiver and two plug-in, arm-mounted, 10.6-inch high-definition monitors. You can buy additional receivers and monitors that can be plugged in and moved between any of the six main passenger seats. Venue also controls all indirect cabin lighting as well as the electronic window shades, which can be set anywhere between clear, shear and full blackout mode, making getting a quick nap on a flight even easier.
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It appears as an extended fuselage version of the Cessna Citation Mustang with its dihedral swept back wing and swept back T-tail. And just as the Mustang, I’m certain it will do very sucessful in the very light jet market…I’ waiting for its approval of replication which will promp the release of the mahogany wood desktop models of the aircraft!