Cessna 560 Citation IIICessna Citation airplane model. The Cessna Citation III was the first of the Model 650 series of Citation jets, which are mid sized, high performance business jets. While the Citation I and II were successful from a sales perspective, their nearest competitors were twin turboprop aircraft. Cessna decided it needed a high performance, mid sized jet to compete with the growing market of fast corporate jets, and designed a new aircraft from scratch.

customer-oriented service designed to meet all scientific objectives

Cooperation among the involved branches spreads development costs

Capable of executing three tactical air roles—air superiority

Aerodynamic changes included a reprofiled nose and windscreen

the StarLifter joined the MAC

It was manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company of Long Beach

with a total of 202 Citation IIIs being built

It was an effective night fighter with very little performance penalty over the standard single-seat Lightning

or trained pilots

The A5M was developed as the world's first single wing monoplane naval fighter

The AN/APQ-120 radar was simplified

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