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Cessna Citation M2

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Twin turbofan light business jet. Includes the variant Citation M2 Gen2 with updated cabin interior.

Lift type
Fixed wing
Assembly
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Turbofan
Application
Business

Design & construction

The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.

Airframe & structure
Primary structure
Aluminium
Wing
Aluminium
Landing gear
Retractable tricycle
Ice protection
Bleed air
Pressurisation
Pressurised
Systems & avionics
Autopilot
3-axis + autoland
Avionics architecture
Integrated glass suite
Environmental control
Engine-bleed air-cycle
Configuration & certification
Wing position
Low
Planform
Straight
Tail
T-tail
continued
Certification
Part 25
Minimum crew
1

Notable technologies — each tag names a technology on our research record for this aircraft, with its fitting status: Primary, Standard, Option or Planned.

Synthetic vision Standard Steep-approach certification Option

+ 1 technology researched and confirmed absent from this program.

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Cessna Citation M22011 / 2013Production: 22 (2025) GAMA recorded 22 CE-525 Citation M2 Gen2 deliveries across four quarters (Q1=5, Q2=8, Q3=5, Q4=4). From 2022 onward GAMA tracks the type exclusively as the M2 Gen2 (first delivered April 2022); the original M2 designation is no longer listed separate [high]. Variant of CJ1+, reduced drag airframe, upturned wingips, and upgraded avionics, includes Citation M2 Gen2.
Cessna Citation M2 Gen32024 / 2026Upgrade variant with enhanced avionics.

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