Learjet 55

Learjet 55
Learjet 55
Type:	Business jet
Design country:	United States
Manufacturer:	Learjet
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
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

1. ↑ Learjet 55 Longhorn . In: http://www.flugzeuginfo.net/ . Retrieved July 27, 2014.