GKN Aerospace to supply nacelles for Cessna Citation Longitude

Redditch, United Kingdom – GKN Aerospace has been awarded a contract by Cessna Aircraft Co., a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, to supply the nacelle systems to house the HTF7700L turbofan engines that will power Cessna’s new Citation Longitude super-midsize business jet.

 

The new nacelle system will be a development of a GKN Aerospace nacelle that has been in service for 12 years and is now flying on more than 600 business jets. By adapting this proven design, the company is able to offer Cessna a customized nacelle while minimizing the time-to-market readiness, risk, and cost for the Citation Longitude program.

 

John Pritchard, CEO, GKN Aerospace, Aerostructures - Europe, comments: “This new contract win introduces an important new customer to one of our established areas of expertise – engine nacelle systems. We are proud to be contributing to Cessna’s Longitude program, launched this week at the NBAA show, and to be able to count this highly respected general aviation aircraft manufacturer amongst our customers.”

 

The nacelles will be manufactured at the company’s facility on the Isle of Wight in the UK, with integration of the propulsion system taking place at GKN Aerospace’s purpose-built facility in Phoenix, Arizona. 

 

Through 3rd party customers, GKN Aerospace already provides a variety of engine components and transparencies for the Cessna family of aircraft.