Roger Whyte, Mark Paolucci, and Will Dirks were Cessna executives as the Citation X was being developed. Whyte was senior vice president of Sales, a position assumed by Paolucci when Whyte retired in 2010. Meanwhile, Dirks was vice president of Operations. With the Citation X about to join all three in retirement, each recalls special moments in that iconic aircraft's early history: Roger Whyte: I remember the day Milt Sills and Ellis Brady (Ellis was one of the masterminds behind the Citation X) came into my office to update me on the 750 program. After talking for a while, both shuffled around until Milt said to Ellis, "Shall we tell him?" I braced myself for possible bad news and asked, "What is it you want to tell me?"
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