Citation EXCEL the true "Bull's Eye" Airplane!

If there was ever a "Bull's Eye" Corporate Jet it has to be the Citation series "EXCEL" Business Jet. The Cessna Citation Excel family of Jets is one of the best-selling business jets ever built. It has the ability to operate out of smaller airports offering the comfort and amenities of a midsize jet while retaining the "smaller" jets operating costs! With a cabin over 18 feet in length, the airplane provides ample room for up to eight passengers – and enough height to stand up in. The Excel also features a full refreshment center, roomy bathroom and the largest baggage compartment in its class. What makes the EXCEL the ideal "Bull's Eye" Business Jet? Not only because of these unique features and capabilities but also because it is popular on the pre-owed sales market making it an easy airplane to own. Those of us in the industry don't take long to identify Citation EXCEL's as one of the aircraft they would love to have in their inventory for resale or in their fleets to operate. They are just simply terrific airplanes in all respects.

With the success of Cessna's high-end Citation VII the manufacturer saw a market for an aircraft with the Citation X's features but aimed at a more traditional market, where it would chiefly compete with twin-turbo prop aircraft. Rather than being a direct variant of another Citation airframe, the Excel was a combination of technologies and designs. To produce the Excel, Cessna took the X's wide, stand-up cabin fuselage, shortened it to about 21 feet (6.4 m) and mated it with an un-swept wing utilizing a supercritical airfoil (based on the Citation V Ultra's wing) and the tail from the Citation V.

To power the aircraft, Cessna chose the Pratt and Whitney 500 series turbofan. The Excel has the roomiest cabin in its class of light corporate jets and can seat up to 10 passengers (in high-density configuration; typically the number is six to eight in a corporate configuration), while being flown by a crew of two.

The project was announced at the annual NBAA convention in October, 1994, and the prototype aircraft took off on its first flight on February 29, 1996. By the time FAA certification was granted in April 1998, Cessna had over 200 orders for the aircraft. By the time the 100th Excel was delivered in August 2000, the Wichita production line was producing an aircraft every three days. By the time the aircraft was superseded by the Citation XLS, a total of 308 had been built. The Excel has had an exceptional safety record, with only 6 accidents on record.

Pre-owed Citation EXCEL's range in price from $4 million for low-time airplanes in excellent condition fully programmed to under $3 million for models that might need some work, have higher total time and likely don't have  programs. The next variant of EXCEL called the "XLS" moves the airplane to the next level with upgraded second generation avionics and increased thrust for the engines. Prices start above $4 million for a early variation and go up from there.

Flight Solutions is thrilled to be bringing a completely "Turn-Key" Bull's Eye airplane to the market this week! A stunning turn-key 2001 Citation EXCEL N155FS with only 2930 total time, fresh inspections, conversion to the new lower-cost MSG3 maintenance program, engine and APU programs, fresh heavy inspections including landing gear overhauls, Phase 1-5B inspections, and to top it off - Brand New Paint and Interior by our friends at Eagle Modifications based in Columbia, South Carolina. The next heavy inspection is not due again until 2019 under the new MSG3 inspection schedule! This airplane is due back into service  around mid-September and ready to fly away. Call today to reserve in your name and find out what it is like to own a "Bull's Eye" airplane! You won't be disappointed! Please visit our website and see this week's featured airplane to find out more!

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