Citation Sovereign: The Performance Gains of Transitional Winglets

October 2017

The Citation Sovereign is already a solid aircraft with known reliability. But the performance gains that come with this upgrade are impressive. This upgrade provides Sovereign owners with greater operational flexibility and performance benefits, such as increased speed at altitude, increased range /payload, improved time-to-climb, and more.

We are authorized by Winglet Technology to install the Transitional Winglets on Sovereign aircraft. Over the summer, we delivered the industry’s first Sovereign winglet upgrade and already have two more scheduled to begin in mid-September.

Transitional Winglet Upgrade

Setting aside the performance gains the Transitional winglets provide, downtime for the winglet modification can be a challenge. Scheduling the modification with Service Bulletins, inspections, interior modifications, paint refurbishments and avionics installations uses downtime more wisely, often without extending the service schedule.

To take advantage of the downtime and/or wing inspection access, the Citation Sovereign winglet modification is recommended to be scheduled with the Cessna Document 9 and 11.

For more information, contact your Citation Airframe Service Sales Reps.

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS

Increased speed at higher altitudes

• Up to 35 kts at FL450/ ISA Temp / 28,000 lbs

Increased certified weights

• 475 lb Maximum Take-off Weight increase
• 200 lb Maximum Zero Fuel Weight increase

Reduced time-to-climb

• FL430 reduced from 23 to 21 minutes @ 30,775 MTOW
• FL450 reduced from 73 to 29 minutes @ 30,775 MTOW

Higher initial flights levels

• Direct to FL450 in 28 minutes @ 30,775 MTOW
• Direct to FL470 in 32 minutes @ 29,100 TOW

Increased range capability

• Up to 225 NM for 1,390 lb or less payload, NBAA reserve
• Up to 340 NM for 1,780 lb or more payload, NBAA reserve

Increased payload capability

• Up to 390 lb payload increase for equivalent fuel load
• Up to 915 lb payload increase for equivalent range

ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS

Reduced fuel consumption

• Up to 8% for high speed cruise flight profiles

Reduced direct operating costs

• Increase range reduced en-route technical stops
• Up to 1,200 lb fuel savings per technical stop avoided

Enhanced aircraft resale value

• Value of Transitional Winglet and GW Increase STC