Learjet 60

what is it?

The Learjet 60 is a mid-size cabin, medium-range business jet aircraft manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace in Wichita, Kansas. Powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW305A engines, it has a range (with 4 passengers and 2 crew) of 2,405 nautical miles (4,454 km) with NBAA 100 nmi (190 km) reserves, ISA. In July 2012 Bombardier Aerospace announced a temporary "production pause" of the latest variant Learjet 60XR to begin in the fourth quarter of 2012.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 13.3 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 779 km/hcruise speed
• seats 8passengers
• size 10.7 tmax take-off weight
• built 400made 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 36 years ago, in 1990.
• 🚗Wingspan of 13.3 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🏔️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

1990-10-10

introduced

1993

status

still flying

number built

400

role

business jet

origin

🇨🇦 Canada

makers

Bombardier Aerospace

engines

2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PW305A

crew

2

passengers

8

length

17.9 m

wingspan

13.3 m

height

4.5 m

max take-off weight

10.7 t

top speed

—

cruise speed

779 km/h

range

—

ceiling

15,545 m

ICAO code

LJ60

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