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Learjet 40
🇺🇸 United States ·first flew 2002· business jet
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- 1. D-cnik (1850232066): scott wright· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Learjet 40 (LJ40) is a light business jet produced by Bombardier Aerospace.
How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 14.6 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 24 years ago, in 2002.
- Wingspan of 14.6 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Range of 3,439 km: 19× Amsterdam to Brussels.
- Can fly 1.8× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).
jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 2002-08-31
- introduced
- 2004
- number built
- 133
- role
- business jet
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- makers
- Bombardier Aerospace
- engines
- 2× Honeywell TFE731-20AR
- crew
- 2
- passengers
- 7
- length
- 16.9 m
- wingspan
- 14.6 m
- height
- 4.4 m
- max take-off weight
- 9,231 kg
- top speed
- —
- cruise speed
- 859 km/h
- range
- 3,439 km
- ceiling
- 15,545 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1189716, Wikipedia: Learjet 40 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.