Citation V/Ultra
The Cessna Citation V/Ultra series is turbo-fan powered small/medium sized business jet , designed and built by the Cessna Aircraft Company.
Originally created for comfortable and quick luxury business travel in 1987, the Citation V series received an upgrade in engine power and modernized flight avionics and was renamed the Citation V Ultra in 1993 and subsequently won Flyer's magazine "Best Business Jet" of 1994.
Comfortably seating seven to eight passengers with a crew of two, and with a rapid cruising speed of 450 knots, the Citation V is world-renowned for it's versatility and utility. Currently in military use for the Swiss Air Force, Pakistani Air Force, Colombian Air Force, United States Army and Marine Corps, and has even seen use as a drug interdiction plane by the Department of Defense.
The Citation V also finds heavy use as a charter plane for both travel and business due to safety, performance, and reliability. It's large fuel load ensures that it can make 300-400 mile non-stop flights, and it's well designed and spacious interior offers leather bound recliners and carved wooden tray and meeting tables. Due to it's reputation, it's quite common to see the Citation V rank high among other aircraft of it's class, as despite it's age, it's still one of the finer jets available.
