From The Archives: Cessna Sovereign In Final Testing

The prototype Cessna Citation Sovereign business jet flies over the Californian countryside. The Sovereign had completed development testing at the time of this photograph being taken and was "poised to enter a final certification phase that is scheduled to continue until late this year". The image adorns the front cover of the magazine for the January 20, 2003 issue. 

On page 42 of the issue we cover the aircraft in more detail as we explore how Cessna was developing the airplane to fill a gap in the midsize cabin market segment. 

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