Aircraft
Legacy Tails: Learjet 35A—Hold the Coffee
Learjet's most ubiquitous business jet model is an unequaled bargain.
The cabin may be cramped, but speedy Learjet 35 flights don’t need to last very long.
The cabin may be cramped, but speedy Learjet 35 flights don’t need to last very long.

Serving coffee on a Learjet 35 is a very bad idea. 

When Bill Lear created the Learjet in the early 1960s, he envisioned a small, fast, and simple airplane—a concept the marketplace embraced. His 20-series and the slightly elongated 30-series­ aircraft that followed sold briskly for more than 20 years, until long after he had left the company. Riding in the back of a Learjet once meant trips to the chiropractor and exercising bladder control, but it also meant the ultimate in aviation cool: speed.

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