From The Archives: Flawless First Flight Launches Lear 45 Test Program

In the business flying section of the Aviation Week & Space Technology issue dated October 30, 1995, Learjet's new model 45 made its first flight earlier in the month in Wichita, Kansas.

The first all-new Learjet design in more than 30 years had already performed three test flights and accumulated over seven hours of flight time. 

Read more about the first flight on page 55. 

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