@ San Francisco, CA
February 2022
Spotted this Citation X on final approach to SFO. According to Cessna, this is currently the fastest civilian aircraft in the world. The first Citation X was delivered in July 1996 to golfer and long-time Cessna customer Arnold Palmer who set a speed record in September 1997: 473 knots on a 5,000 km closed course. The Cessna Citation X was certified by the FAA at Mach 0.935 (617 mph), officially making it the “world’s fastest civilian aircraft”. First flown in 1993, more than 330 of these have been built.
