Learjet 55
Learjet 55 | |
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Learjet 55 |
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Type: | Business jet |
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First flight: |
April 19, 1979 |
Commissioning: |
1981 |
Number of pieces: |
147 |
The Learjet 55 is a twin-engine business jet in low-wing design .
history
The Learjet 55 was of Gates Learjet built and the previous version is the today of Bombardier sold, Learjet 60 . The Learjet 50 series was first announced at the Paris Air Show in 1977 . It should consist of the Learjet 54, 55 and 56 , of which only the Learjet 55 was ultimately implemented. Because of the winglets , which were new at the time , the machine was also called the Longhorn 55 .
The descendants of the Learjet 55 are:
- Learjet 55B (1986)
- Learjet 55C (1987)
- Learjet 55C / ER (improved range compared to the Learjet 55C)
- Learjet 55C / LR (improved range compared to the Learjet 55C)
The 55LR set several records in 1983; so she flew z. B. in 12 hours 37 minutes from Los Angeles to Paris with only one stopover.
Technical specifications
Parameter | Data |
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crew | 2 |
Passengers | maximum 11 |
span | 13.35 m |
length | 16.80 m |
height | 4.48 m |
Cabin length (between pressure bulkheads ) |
55, 55ER: 6.71 m 55LR: 6.30 m 55XLR: 5.89 m |
Max. Cabin height | 1.74 m |
Max. Cabin width | 1.80 m |
Empty mass | 5,832 kg |
Max. Takeoff mass | 9,525 kg |
Service ceiling | 15,545 m |
Range | 4,156 km |
Engines | two Garrett TFE731-3A-2B |
Web links
Commons : Learjet 55 - collection of images, videos and audio files
- businessaircraft.bombardier.com (Learjet family on the manufacturer's website)
literature
- John WR Taylor (Ed.): Jane's All The World's Aircraft - 1983-84 , Jane's Publishing Company, London 1983, pp. 382 f.
- DFVLR test: Gates Learjet 55 - high nobility . In: Flight Revue . October 1982, pp. 66-71.
- Gates Learjet Longhorn 55 . In: AERO - The illustrated collective work of aviation (aircraft from A – Z), Marshall Cavendish, 1985, p. 2344.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Learjet 55 Longhorn . In: http://www.flugzeuginfo.net/ . Retrieved July 27, 2014.