Aircraft
XR-rated Learjet 45s now coming to fields near you
Bombardier received FAA approval last month of the Honeywell TFE731-20BR upgrade for the Learjet 45 and has started delivering upgraded aircraft–known as t

Bombardier received FAA approval last month of the Honeywell TFE731-20BR upgrade for the Learjet 45 and has started delivering upgraded aircraft–known as the Learjet 45XR–about one year later than originally planned.

The Learjet 45XR is designed to provide better hot-and-high performance, and deliver greater payload-range and balanced-field-length capabilities through a 1,000-pound increase in mtow. As an example of the differences in performance between the two models, Bombardier said that out of Aspen, Colo., the Learjet 45XR with eight passengers will fly about 1,000 nm further than the Learjet 45, which will remain in production.

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