Learjet 31

what is it?

The Learjet 31 is an American built twin-engined, high speed business jet. Manufactured by Learjet, a subsidiary of Bombardier Aerospace, as the successor to the Learjet 29, it has a capacity of eight passengers and two crew.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 13.4 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 829 km/hcruise speed
• seats 8passengers
• size 7,031 kgmax take-off weight
• built 738made 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 39 years ago, in 1987.
• 🚗Wingspan of 13.4 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

1987-05-11

introduced

1990

status

still flying

number built

738

role

business jet

origin

🇨🇦 Canada

makers

Learjet

engines

2× Garrett TFE731-2

crew

2

passengers

8

length

14.8 m

wingspan

13.4 m

height

3.7 m

max take-off weight

7,031 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

829 km/h

range

—

ceiling

15,545 m

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