Learjet 45

what is it?

The Learjet 45 (LJ45) is a mid-size business jet aircraft produced by the Learjet Division of Bombardier Aerospace. The Model 45 was the first all-new design since the original Learjet, and significantly altered the Learjet line. Through its four primary variants – the original Model 45, the Model 45XR, Model 40 and Model 40XR – it was the Learjet Division's principal product from the 1990s until the introduction of the Model 75 variant in 2012.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · retractable tricycle gear · 14.6 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 858 km/htop speed
• range 3,167 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 9passengers
• size 9,752 kgmax take-off weight
• built 642made in total

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 31 years ago, in 1995.
• 🏎️Top speed is 6.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 14.6 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 3,167 km: 18× 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

1995-10-07

introduced

1998

status

still flying

number built

642

role

business jet

origin

🇨🇦 Canada

makers

Bombardier Aerospace

engines

2× Honeywell TFE731-20

crew

2

passengers

9

length

17.7 m

wingspan

14.6 m

height

4.3 m

max take-off weight

9,752 kg

top speed

858 km/h

cruise speed

804 km/h

range

3,167 km

ceiling

15,545 m

landing gear

retractable tricycle gear

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.