Bombardier Learjet 85 midsize business jet successfully completed its first flight, achieving a major milestone in the development program o...
Bombardier Learjet 85 midsize business jet successfully completed its first flight, achieving a major milestone in the development program on April 9.
The Learjet 85 flight test vehicle one (FTV1) was flown by Captain Ed Grabman, Chief Flight Test Pilot, Bombardier Flight Test Center; assisted by his co-pilot, Jim Dwyer; and Flight Test Engineer Nick Weyers.
The maiden flight lasted approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, with the FTV1 reaching an altitude of 30,000 feet (9,144 metres) and an air speed of 250 knots (463 km/h; 287 mph).
Learjet 85 aircraft will be the largest, fastest and most capable aircraft in the Learjet family and also the eight Learjet family aircraft launched since acquiring Learjet Inc. in 1990 by Bombardier.market. It is the first Bombardier jet to feature a composite structure.
The jet is powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW307B engines, each with 6,100 pounds of take-off thrust. The aircraft targets a high-speed cruise of Mach 0.82 and a transcontinental range of approximately 3,000 nautical miles (5,556 km).
The Learjet 85 flight test vehicle one (FTV1) was flown by Captain Ed Grabman, Chief Flight Test Pilot, Bombardier Flight Test Center; assisted by his co-pilot, Jim Dwyer; and Flight Test Engineer Nick Weyers.
The maiden flight lasted approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, with the FTV1 reaching an altitude of 30,000 feet (9,144 metres) and an air speed of 250 knots (463 km/h; 287 mph).
Learjet 85 aircraft will be the largest, fastest and most capable aircraft in the Learjet family and also the eight Learjet family aircraft launched since acquiring Learjet Inc. in 1990 by Bombardier.market. It is the first Bombardier jet to feature a composite structure.
The jet is powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW307B engines, each with 6,100 pounds of take-off thrust. The aircraft targets a high-speed cruise of Mach 0.82 and a transcontinental range of approximately 3,000 nautical miles (5,556 km).
