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FAST FACTS Price $24m

Top speed Mach 0.935 Max range 3,460 nm Max passengers 12

CESSNA CITATION X+ Though no longer in production, the Citation X+ is hugely sought after on the secondhand and charter market and is on record as the world’s fastest private jet. The FAA certified the Citation X in 1996 and pegged its maximum speed at Mach 0.935, or 717 miles per hour. Cessna introduced its second incarnation of the Citation X as the X+ (10-plus) in 2014, with improved interior accoutrements,

improved seating and galley, an all-new avionics suite from Garmin and the G5000 system. This Cessna boasts a maximum range of 3,460 nautical miles. The X+ seats as many as 12, with extra-large, extra-cabin comfortable seating and a fully equipped galley. cessna.txtav.com

Photos Spike Aerospace, Bowen@AirToAir.net