Cessna Citation Ascend Completes First Test Flight Written 17 June 2024
Cessna Citation Ascend | Credit: Cessna Beechcraft by Textron Aviation
Flying Magazine reports, “The second Cessna Citation Ascend test article has completed its first test flight, advancing development of the business jet program, according to Textron Aviation. The milestone flight for the aircraft—called P1—on Wednesday over Wichita, Kansas, follows that of the Ascend prototype, which completed its first flight in 2023, making the P1 aircraft the first conforming production flight test aircraft, Textron said.”
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