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Purchase price is only one part of the decision. Figures are indicative estimates at the typical market year for each model.

Decision factor	Cessna Citation Sovereign+View aircraft profile	Embraer Legacy 500View aircraft profile	Cessna Citation X+View aircraft profile
Typical market year	2017	2017	2015
Estimated purchase	€12.09m	€13.5m	€10.9m
Annual cash cost at 80 h	€924k	€989k	€973k
Five-year cash outlay	€16.71m	€18.45m	€15.77m
Cruise speed	459 kt	451 kt	527 kt
Advertised range	2700 nm	2948 nm	3148 nm
Seats	11	10	10
Realistic payload	810 kg	1270 kg	720 kg
Runway need	1600 m	1245 m	1600 m
Data confidence	Preliminary — verify source data before deciding	Preliminary — verify source data before deciding	Preliminary — verify source data before deciding
Main trade-off	The Citation Sovereign+ combines 11-seat jet capability with about 2,700 NM reported range and about 459 kt reported cruise, while payload, runway and operating-cost figures remain indicative and should be verified for the specific aircraft before making a decision.	The Legacy 500 combines 10-seat jet capability with about 2,950 NM reported range and about 451 kt reported cruise, while payload, runway and operating-cost figures remain indicative and should be verified for the specific aircraft before making a decision.	The Citation X+ combines 10-seat jet capability with about 3,148 NM reported range and about 527 kt reported cruise, while payload, runway and operating-cost figures remain indicative and should be verified for the specific aircraft before making a decision.

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