History

1970

A nationwide network of Cessna Pilot Centers is inaugurated, featuring the exclusive Cessna Integrated Flight Training System.

1971

The Citation receives FAR Part 25 certification.

1972

The first Citation business jet is delivered to Levitz Furniture Corp.

The Model 340 is introduced to expand Cessna's pressurized twin-engine market.

1975

Cessna delivers its 1,000th Golden Eagle.

Cessna produces its 100,000th single-engine airplane.

1976

Citation I receives FAA Certification.

Deliveries begin on the all-new 404 Titan, Cessna's largest piston-engine aircraft for business, commuter and cargo use.

Cessna announces initial design of the Citation II and Citation III.

1977

Development begins on the Skylane RG, a retractable-gear version of the Skylane.

The Pressurized Centurion is introduced, the world's only pressurized single-engine piston airplane in production.

The first deliveries of the 441 Conquest, Cessna's entry into the propjet market, are made.

1978

The Citation II receives FAA certification.

The first deliveries of the Citation II are made.

The 500th Citation, a Citation II, is delivered to Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA).

The Ag Husky is introduced as the only turbocharged agricultural aircraft in the world.

Cessna refines and improves the most popular two-place training aircraft, and gives it a new name – the 152.

1979

Cessna introduces the Cutlass RG, which becomes the most popular retractable-gear airplane in its first year of production.

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