Cessna Citation Ascend

Twin-Engine Mid-Sized BizJet [ 2025 ]

The Cessna Citation Ascend was debuted at EBACE 2023 as a successor to the Citation XLS Gen2 mark.

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Image from official Textron Aviation press release.

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At European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition 2023 (EBACE), American aero-maker Textron Aviation unveiled its newest midsized business jet, the Cessna "Citation Ascend". The aircraft is a nine-to-twelve passenger commercial industry hauler and intended as a direct successor to the Citation XLS Gen2 series. The new design is expected to enter operational service in 2025 at a cost of $16.7 million USD per airframe.

The external arrangement of the Citation Ascend will follow established company norms as BizJets go: the nose features a sleek, streamlined nosecone assembly leading to the windowed side-by-side seating cockpit. The fuselage is tubular in its general shape, capped by a single vertical fin at rear seating upward-canted horizontal planes. The mainplanes are swept back with slight dihedral and low-mounted along the sides of the aircraft. The engines are set to either side of the aircraft towards the rear and positioned outboard on wingstubs. For ground-running, the traditional wheeled tricycle arrangement will be featured.

The cockpit is set to feature all-modern systems and dominated by three full-color touchscreens. Each pilot seat has a control yoke and throttle controls are set along the center console in the usual way. The cockpit will house the Garmin G5000 avionics set. The aircraft is directly related to the in-service 560XL and thus training and certification on the new type should be relatively streamlined.

The internal arrangement is the typical single-aisle configuration with passengers transported in luxury and comfort. A full-service galley is present. Larger, rounded-rectangular windows dot the sides of the airframe.

With its twin PW545D turbofan, FADEC-equipped arrangement by Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC), the aircraft will jet off to ranges of 2,415 miles while cruising at speeds of 505 miles-per-hour up to altitudes of 45,000 feet.©MilitaryFactory.com

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Specifications

Service Year

2025

Origin

United States

Status

IN-DEVELOPMENT
Program in Progress.

Crew

2

Production

0
UNITS

Cessna Aircraft Company (Textron Aviation) - USA

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United States (probable)

(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)

✓ BizJet
Used in roles serving the business aviation market, primarily VIP and regional travel.

✓ VIP Service
Used in the Very-Important-Person (VIP) passenger transport role, typically with above-average amenities and luxuries as standard.

RADAR-CAPABLE

Houses, or can house (through specialized variants), radar equipment for searching, tracking, and engagement of enemy elements.

MULTI-ENGINE

Incorporates two or more engines, enhancing survivability and / or performance.

WING SWEEPBACK

Mainplanes, or leading edges, features swept-back lines for enhanced high-speed performance and handling.

HIGH-SPEED PERFORMANCE

Can accelerate to higher speeds than average aircraft of its time.

HIGH-ALTITUDE PERFORMANCE

Can reach and operate at higher altitudes than average aircraft of its time.

EXTENDED RANGE PERFORMANCE

Capability to travel considerable distances through onboard fuel stores.

SUPER PERFORMANCE

Design covers the three all-important performance categories of speed, altitude, and range.

MARITIME OPERATION

Ability to operate over ocean in addition to surviving the special rigors of the maritime environment.

CREWSPACE PRESSURIZATION

Supports pressurization required at higher operating altitudes for crew survival.

ENCLOSED CREWSPACE(S)

Features partially- or wholly-enclosed crew workspaces.

RETRACTABLE UNDERCARRIAGE

Features retracting / retractable undercarriage to preserve aerodynamic efficiency.

monoplane / low-mounted / swept-back

Monoplane
Design utilizes a single primary wing mainplane; this represent the most popular mainplane arrangement.

Low-Mounted
Mainplanes are low-mounted along the sides of the fuselage.

Swept-Back
The planform features wing sweep back along the leading edges of the mainplane, promoting higher operating speeds.

(Structural descriptors pertain to the base Cessna Citation Ascend production variant)

Installed: 2 x Pratt and Whitney Canada (PWC) PW545D non-afterburning turbofan engines of unknown thrust output power.

Max Speed

525 mph
(845 kph | 456 kts)

Cruise Speed

506 mph
(815 kph | 440 kts)

Max. Speed Diff

+19 mph
(+30 kph | 16 kts)

Ceiling

44,997 ft
(13,715 m | 9 mi)

Range

2,414 mi
(3,885 km | 7,195 nm)

♦ MACH Regime (Sonic)

Sub

Trans

Super

Hyper

HiHyper

ReEntry

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(Showcased performance specifications pertain to the base Cessna Citation Ascend production variant. Performance specifications showcased above are subject to environmental factors as well as aircraft configuration. Estimates are made when Real Data not available. Compare this aircraft entry against any other in our database or View aircraft by powerplant type)

None.

Supported Types

(Not all ordnance types may be represented in the showcase above)

Citation Ascend - Base Series Name.

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Image from official Textron Aviation press release.