Lockheed JetStar

what is it?

The Lockheed JetStar (company designations L-329 and L-1329; designated C-140 in US military service) is a business jet designed and produced by the American aerospace manufacturer Lockheed. It was amongst the first dedicated private jets to enter service, as well as the only such airplane to be developed by Lockheed. Designed during the late 1950s as a private venture by Lockheed, the JetStar featured a swept wing and a cruciform tail.

🔎How to recognise it: 4 jet engines · 16.6 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 883 km/htop speed
• range 4,820 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 10passengers
• size 20.2 tmax take-off weight
• built 202made 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 69 years ago, in 1957.
• 🏎️Top speed is 6.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 16.6 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 🌍Range of 4,820 km: 27× Amsterdam to Brussels.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.5× 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

1957-09-04

introduced

1961

status

still flying

number built

202

role

transport

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Lockheed Corporation

engines

4× Garrett TFE731-3 / JT12A-8

passengers

10

length

18.4 m

wingspan

16.6 m

height

6.2 m

max take-off weight

20.2 t

top speed

883 km/h

cruise speed

811 km/h

range

4,820 km

ceiling

13,105 m

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