The Citation Longitude is a twin-engine, super midsize business jet developed and manufactured by American aviation producer Cessna, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation. A member of the long-running Cessna Citation family, the Citation Longitude took its maiden flight on October 8, 2016 and entered service in October of 2019. The model is renowned for its speed, efficiency, and quiet and luxurious cabin. It has seating for up to 12, including one or two pilots in the cockpit, comprises state-of-the-art avionics and flight controls, and boasts transatlantic range.
Cessna developed the Citation Longitude from its successful Citation Latitude, notably by extending the fuselage design of the Latitude by six feet. The Longitude features a low-mounted, swept main wing, a T-tail empennage, and fuselage-mounted turbofan engines. The Longitude uses the Garmin G5000 fully integrated flight deck with large color touchscreens. The avionics package includes state-of-the-art flight controls, head-up displays, situational awareness systems, autothrottle, autopilot, and communications systems.
The Citation Longitude measures 73 feet, 2 inches in length, stands 19 feet, 5 inches tall, and has a wingspan of 68 feet, 11 inches. It is powered by two Honeywell HTF7700L turbofan engines, each of which generates up to 7,665 pounds of thrust. The Citation Longitude has a maximum range of 4,028 miles, a service ceiling of 45,000 feet above sea level, a maximum climb rate of 4,892 feet per minute, and a cruise speed of 556 miles per hour.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Sim Federation is proud to introduce the Cessna Citation Longitude for Microsoft Flight Simulator: a modern super-midsize business jet built for high-speed executive travel, refined handling, and immersive glass-cockpit flying.
Featuring a detailed exterior model, fully modeled cockpit, refined cabin environment, and advanced Garmin avionics, the Longitude delivers a polished business aviation experience from cold and dark startup to high-altitude cruise and final approach.
A standout feature is the Garmin GHD 2100 Head-Up Display, including four selectable modes, with two modes featuring synthetic night vision. This gives pilots enhanced situational awareness during night operations, low-visibility approaches, and demanding flight conditions.
Features:
Detailed Cessna Citation Longitude model
Garmin G5000 flight deck
Garmin GHD 2100 HUD with four modes
Two synthetic night vision HUD modes
Detailed cockpit and passenger cabin
Realistic lighting, animations, and materials
Refined flight dynamics for cruise, descent, and approach
Elegant, capable, and technologically advanced, our Citation Longitude brings modern executive jet flying to life in Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Clarifying what I wrote below, the overhead cockpit light switches that control the external lighting have no effect on things like, NAV, Pulse, Strobe, Tail lights, etc. Also the cockpit windows have a weird effect in rain situations. If precipitation is present the windows will flash instead of showing the rain drops on the glass. If Sim Fed fixes the issues reported this could easily be a stellar effort for them. They can then go back and update the Latitude and they'll have two winners on their hands changing the whole perspective of them as a developer. Let's see what they do this time around...
Better than the default in 2020 (a note to the cockpit lighting). The model inside and out looks better. What's needed here is proper integration of the Working Title Avionics suite. TCAS needs to be fixed as it's not working, the tail light doesn't work. The light switches in general are off. The Longitude in 2020 has been the bald headed stepchild since 2020 release (door/cabin, etc). Many requested the 2024 version brought in 2020 but Asobo hasn't done it. Sim Federation picked up the ball but please properly integrate the avionics. Also fix the taxi light shining in the cockpit when retracted. It's actually better than I expected. I hope there's fixes although Sim Federation isn't known for that.
Better than the default. Able to see the cabin and open the main door. A functional HUD display with different display mode. Recommendations: - EFB tablet, incorporate the HUD display for the Cessna Lattitude and I request the cancelled Cessna Hemisphere.