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Citation Latitude Engine Certified
By Transport Canada
The recent Transport Canada (TC) Type Certification of Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW306D1 turbofan engine sets the stage for the entry into service of Cessna’s newest business jet, the Citation Latitude. The PW306D1, flat-rated at 5,907 pounds of thrust, received the TC Type Certificate shortly before Christmas, and Federal Aviation Administration certification is expected in the first quarter of 2015.
Cessna, a long-standing customer of P&WC, announced the selection of the PW306D1 for the Citation Latitude at the 2011 National Business Aviation Association annual meeting and convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. The aircraft made its public debut in October 2014 at the NBAA convention in Orlando, Florida, and at the time was one of four jets flying in Cessna’s certification flight test program.
The Citation Latitude features an all-new fuselage, the widest of any Citation jet, a flat cabin floor, six feet of cabin height and Garmin G5000 avionics. Its two FADEC-equipped PW306D1 engines offer full integration with the aircraft avionics, including auto- throttle capability.
The PW300 family of engines powers more mid-sized jets than any other turbofan in the world. It comprises four engine series and nine models, ranging from 4,700 to 8,000 pounds of thrust, with the more than 4,072 engines produced having accumulated over 12.15 million flight hours. I
Pacific Coast Avionics Announces Avionics Up- A grade For Cessna Citation Series
vionics upgrade gives Citation II operator LPV/LNAV/GPS approach capabilities as well as active weather radar, traffic and ADS-B
conformity.
On January 28, 2015, Dewey Conroy, Vice President and COO of Pacific Coast Avionics announced that the company recently completed a touchscreen GPS/NAV/ COM and digital weather radar upgrade on a Cessna Citation II business jet. The aircraft is owned and operated by an extruded plastics products manufacturer with multiple U.S. locations.
“The aircraft’s legacy NAV/COM/DME, ADF, transponder and radar had been in the panel for 30-plus- years and they were not only becoming unreliable, but they lacked the capabilities the owner needed to meet his growing business travel needs,” Conroy said. “The new Garmin touchscreen radios, ADS-B, active traffic and BendixKing vertical-profile radar give the pilots advanced operational and situational
awareness capabilities at a true fraction of the cost of a newer aircraft.”
The Citation II’s panel upgrade included:
• Dual Garmin GTN 750 touchscreen GPS/NAV/COMs
• Garmin GMA 35 Remote Audio Control System
• Garmin GDL 88D ADS-B Transceiver
• Garmin GTS 825 Air Traffic Surveillance and Collision Avoidance System
• BendixKing RDR 2000 Digital Vertical Profile Weather Radar
“This is the fourth Citation II we’ve upgraded with a similar system, so the entire project was rather straightforward,” Conroy explained. “It’s always a challenge to integrate new digital technology into older aircraft systems. The biggest parts of the upgrade were fabricating the new wiring harnesses and interfaces, along with the new panel center section to accommodate the Garmin GTN 750s.”
For more information, visit www.PCA.aero. I
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