Cessna · Cessna C560 Citation Encore

The Citation Encore is another of Cessna’s great private jets. The Encore can carry heavy loads, long distances, and can still keep the passengers comfortable and the pilots satisfied.  The Encore is versatile, economical, luxurious, high-performing and looks great on the runway.

 

The cabin, which can hold eight passengers in fully reclinable seats, stretches to seventeen feet, five inches – the longest cabin of any light private jet. The strategic use of seamless wall panels, indirect lights, and mirrors make the cabin seem larger than its actual volume of 307 cubic feet.  The temperature control system is conveniently designed to allow the cabin and cockpit to set and maintain different temperatures. The Encore has storage space for 43 cubic feet of exterior baggage plus 28 cubic feet in the interior, or more than 1,400 pounds.

 

The Cessna Citation Encore can takeoff from a sea level runway in 3,490 feet. The required runway distance increases to 5,750 feet at an altitude of 5,000 feet and a temperature of 77°F.   Not only is the Encore quick on takeoff, it is pretty fast at 45,000 feet as well. In thirteen minutes, it climbs to 37,000 feet, where it can reach its maximum cruise speed of .74 Mach. For a long range cruise, it flies at 376 knots at its maximum certified flight level of 45,000 feet.