A bigger question is why these little bizjets are actually jets. I would have thought that turboprop aircraft, like a C441 would have delivered everything an owner of a CJ+ could desire, except for vanity.
What about safety? Second segment, OEI operations, ceiling? A B200 can`t beat the CJ2 but for LDR. All the Citations are certified using FAR 25 T/O perf.
That is a real benefit.
I operated a B200 and a CJ2, they were on most routes similar in cost, with the speed benefit to the CJ2, flying up to FL410-430 regurlarly. With the KingAir after RVSM you`d be limited to 280 and anything higher than 310 doesnt make sense anyhow.
I love the B200, probably the best airplane I ever flew, but its heydays are over.
Going back to swept wings, the C680 and CJ 4 wing are swept back by only 16 degrees, Yet the speed range of the C680 is from Vrefs around 95 when light to VMO/MMO to 305/.8. That is remarkable IMO.
The straight wing C jets are not business jets.
No no, they are not. Thats why they almost were unsellable. No charter outfit would operate them.