From The Archives: Calspan/Learjet Model 24

This Learjet Model 24 stability training, demonstration, and research aircraft, seen on the cover of the May 3, 1982 issue, passed over the Mount Whitney area of the Sierra Nevadas in California during an Air Force Test Pilot School training flight. 

The aircraft was owned by Calspan Corp. of Buffalo, New York, but was being flown under contract by both the Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB and the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School at Patuxent River, Maryland.

The Gates Learjet corporate aircraft was used to train students in the practical applications of aircraft dynamics, stability, and control. Read the pilot report on page 39. 

See the cover and read the full issue dated May 3, 1982.

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