Everything about Learjet 25 totally explained
The
Learjet 25 is an
American ten seat (two crew and eight passengers) twin-engined, high speed
business jet aircraft. Manufactured by
Learjet as a stretched version of the
Learjet 24.
Development
The first Model 25 flew on
August 12,
1966, and the first delivery was in November 1967.
The Learjet 25 is similar to the
Model 24 but is 1.27 m (4 ft 2 in) longer, allowing for three additional passengers. In 1970 the
Learjet 25B was produced along with the
Learjet 25C in the same year.
The aircraft has two
General Electric CJ610-6 (or CJ610-8)
turbojet engines. Baggage is stowed in a compartment at the rear of the cabin.
Operations
The cabin interior can be converted to several different configurations to allow for cargo and
medevacs. Due to the ease of converting the cabin the Learjet 25 has found a niche as a
medevac aircraft. This is achieved by removing the
starboard seating to allow for a stretcher, mounting oxygen bottles and
Intravenous drip equipment. The two flight crew are then supplemented by either a
doctor or
flight nurse or both. The Model 25C also has an optional two bed sleeping compartment.
Despite being used at lower altitudes and equipped with small landing gear, the Learjet can land on gravel
runways if it's fitted with a special "gravel kit". It is possible for gravel from an improperly packed gravel runway to be sucked into the engines causing "
Foreign object damage", thus the need for the kit.
In 1974 the
Peruvian Air Force purchased two 25Bs with a belly pod that contained an aerial survey camera.
Variants
The
ICAO designator as used in
flight plans for all Learjet 25 models is LJ25.
25A
FAA certified on
October 10,
1967.
25B
FAA certified on
September 4,
1970.
25C
FAA certified on
September 4,
1970.
26
Unofficial designation of a Model 25 which was equipped with
Garret AiResearch TFE731-2 turbofan engines for a developmental flight test program. The aircraft, N26GL, first flew with the engines on
May 19,
1971. The success of the flights led to the development of the
Model 35.
25G
Introduced
September 23,
1980. During a series of demonstration flights lasting from June 9 to 18, 1982, the 25G broke a number of long-distance speed and fuel consumption records.
Specifications (Learjet 25B)
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