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The Learjet 31ER with increased range was produced. The first 31A serial number 31A-035 entered service 15 August 1991. The 200th 31A was delivered in October 2000. [1] The last 31A delivered, serial number 31A-242 was delivered on 1 October 2003. By 2018, late 1990s to early 2000s Learjet 31As begin at $600,000. [2]
Learjet was a manufacturer of business jets for civilian and military use based in Wichita, Kansas, United States.Founded in the late 1950s by William Powell Lear as Swiss American Aviation Corporation, it became a subsidiary of Canadian Bombardier Aerospace in 1990, which marketed the company’s aircraft as the "Bombardier Learjet Family".
The Learjet 24, registration N454RN, used for the flight between Chamblee, Georgia, and Miami, Florida, [1] had been manufactured in 1966, and had accumulated 4,041 flying hours. Powered by two General Electric CJ610-4 turbojet engines, [ 2 ] : 10 the aircraft was registered to Machinery Buyers Corporation, an Atlanta firm. [ 3 ]
William Powell Lear (June 26, 1902 – May 14, 1978) was an American inventor and businessman. He is best known for founding Learjet, a manufacturer of business jets.He also invented the battery eliminator for the B battery, and developed the car radio and the 8-track cartridge, an audio tape system. [1]
2012 Mexico Learjet 25 crash; S. 2008 South Carolina Learjet 60 crash This page was last edited on 13 December 2020, at 20:20 (UTC). ...
The projected (in green) and actual (in red) ground track of N47BA from departure in Orlando to Dallas and to crash site in South Dakota. On October 25, 1999, a Learjet 35, registration N47BA, [7] operated by Sunjet Aviation of Sanford, Florida, departed Orlando Sanford International Airport (IATA: SFB, ICAO: KSFB) at 13:19 UTC (09:19 EDT) on a two-day, five-flight trip.
Learjet 60; Learjet 70/75; Learjet 85; N. 1996 New Hampshire Learjet crash; S. 1999 South Dakota Learjet crash This page was last edited on 9 October 2020, at 22:49 ...
The Learjet was the first United States civil aircraft to be FAA-approved for a normal cruise at 51,000 feet. [4] It was also the first plane to incorporate NASA's thrust-enhancing "winglet" technology. [4] He retired in 1982 when the company had $240 million in equity. [1] [9]