[3] The airplane received full type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration on September 8, 2006.

The M2 is a faster and larger aircraft, but it can operate from similar-length runways and requires the more-common C/E-525 type rating, which potentially reduces training and crewing costs over the Mustang.

[12] The Mustang is a low-wing, cantilever monoplane with a tapered wing, T-tail, and retractable tricycle gear.

Power is provided by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW615F turbofans mounted in pods on the aft fuselage.

[13] Data from Cessna Aircraft Company[14]General characteristics Performance Avionics Half of the fleet is in the U.S. and Canada, mostly operated by firms or individuals owning a single aircraft and typically flown by their owners, with some owners defraying a portion of the fixed operating costs by sharing use with air charters.

In Latin America, Brazil has 31 aircraft, there are 10 in Mexico, three in Argentina, two in Venezuela and one each in Chile, Guatemala, Panama and Paraguay.

Six are in Africa, nine in Australia and five in New Zealand.There are 4 Certified Full Flight Simulators available in the world for this aircraft type:Rome Monterotondo, Italy; Scottsdale, Arizona, USA; Wichita, Kansas, USA; and Farnborough, UK.