N78MD

The airframe bearing registration N78MD is a 2001-built Cessna 550B Citation Bravo with serial number 550-0970. The aircraft is recorded as owned by VALIAR LTD CO TRUSTEE, a trust based in Ogden, UT, US, and operates on the United States civil registry. Registered to a trust in Ogden, Utah, this airframe reflects typical owner-operator structures for light corporate jets of its vintage. No additional public notes on transfers or major registry actions for this specific serial are provided in the supplied data.

The internal fit for this airframe follows the common Bravo executive arrangement: Executive 7–8 passenger club seating with forward refreshment center and belted lavatory (typical Bravo layout), supporting point-to-point corporate missions and owner-flown or charter operations in the continental United States. Avionics are the Honeywell Primus 1000 (common Bravo fit / typical OEM installation), providing flight management and integrated systems consistent with type-typical navigation and approach capability. With a cruise of 394 kts and a range of 1,744 nm, typical missions emphasize short transcontinental hops or regional business travel from its operator/home base in the U.S., with maintenance considerations typical for early-2000s Bravos such as aging avionics interfaces and engine program support for the PW530A powerplants.

The Cessna 550B Citation Bravo occupies the light-cabin, short-to-medium-range business jet niche, offering efficient regional speed and access to smaller airports with a 45,000 ft service ceiling. Competing aircraft in this segment focus on similar mission profiles and often present comparable operating economics; resale and maintenance considerations for a 2001 airframe include airframe hours, engine program status for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW530A, and the commonality of the Honeywell Primus 1000 avionics suite when evaluating market desirability.