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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. N355UA (6284757116): redlegsfan21 from Vandalia, OH, United States· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. Learjet 55 (2323440048): Eddie Maloney from North Las Vegas, USA· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Learjet 55 "Longhorn" is an American business jet manufactured by Learjet.
How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 13.4 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 47 years ago, in 1979.
- Top speed is 6.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- 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
- 1979-04-19
- introduced
- 1981
- status
- still flying
- number built
- 147
- role
- business jet
- origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- makers
- Learjet
- engines
- 2× Garrett TFE731-3A-2B
- crew
- 2
- length
- 16.8 m
- wingspan
- 13.4 m
- height
- 4.5 m
- max take-off weight
- 9,752 kg
- top speed
- 871 km/h
- cruise speed
- 744 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 15,544 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2984147, Wikipedia: Learjet 55 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.