Model
Citation Sovereign CE-680
Manufacturer
Cessna
Equipped Price
$ 17,610,000
Pax Exec
9
Description
The Sovereign is based on the Excel's fuselage and shares some common systems but features an all new wing and numerous other differences. Cessna looked at an all new fuselage cross section for the Sovereign but opted instead to stretch the Excel fuselage (by 1.5m/4.9ft) to keep down costs and reduce development time. Even so Cessna claims the Sovereign's eight seat cabin is the largest in its class with 40% more volume than the Bombardier Learjet 60 and 18% more than the Raytheon Hawker 800XP. Power for the Sovereign will be from two FADEC equipped 25.3kN (5690lb) Pratt & Whitney Canada PW-306Cs. The mildly swept wing is an all new, supercritical design, based on Cessna's experience with the Citation III/VII, V and X. The horizontal stabiliser is also slightly swept. The Sovereign will enjoy good field performance, being able to operate from 1220m (4000ft) runways at max takeoff weight. Another feature is trailing link main undercarriage. The Sovereign is quipped with a Honeywell Epic CDS avionics suite, with four 20 x 25cm (8 x 10in) colour flat panel liquid crystal displays, a digital dual channel autopilot and flight director, dual long range navigation systems and dual attitude/heading reference systems. Other standard equipment will include TCAS and an EGPWS (enhanced ground proximity warning system).
Relative to Competitors in Class
Performance Stats
| Noise (db) | 71.8/87.5/91.3 |
| Exterior Length (ft) | 63.5 |
| Exterior Height (ft) | 20.3 |
| Exterior Wingspan (ft) | 63.3 |
| Cabin Length Net (ft) | 25.3 |
| Cabin Height (ft) | 5.7 |
| Cabin Width Max (ft) | 5.5 |
| Engines | 2 P&WC PW306C |
| Output (lbs) | 5,770 |
| Inspection Interval (hours) | 6,000t |
| Max Takeoff Weight (lbs) | 30,300 |
| Max Payload (lbs) | 2,650 |
| Useful Load (lbs) | 12,400 |
| Executive Payload (lbs) | 1,800 |
| Available Payload with Max Fuel (lbs) | 1,177 |
| Take Off Distance - Sea Level/ISA (ft) | 3,640 |
| Take Off Distance - 5000ft /25degs (ft) | 4,950 |
| Max Certificated Altitude (ft) | 47,000 |
| High Speed - True Airspeed (kts) | 445 |
| Max Payload Range - (NM) | 2,268 |
| Max Fuel Range - (NM) | 2,840 |
| 600nm Trip Flight Time | 1+27 |
| 600nm Trip Fuel Used | 2,399 |
| 1000nm Trip Flight Time | 2+22 |
| 1000nm Trip Fuel Used | 3,751 |