The Learjet 23 (originally Lear Jet 23) is an American six-to-eight-seat (two crew and four to six passengers) twinjet, high-speed business jet manufactured by Learjet. Introduced in 1964, it …

The Learjet 23 design was inspired by the AFA P-16 Swiss strike-fighter. It seats up to six passengers and two crew members. While the ailerons, elevators, and rudders are …

Aug 3, 2024 · The original Lear 23 started life as a fighter prototype, the Flug- und Fahrzeugwerke Altenrhein (FFA) P-16. This single-engine, mildly supersonic, light attack fighter had been in …

Oct 15, 2024 · Learjet aircraft saw success in the private aviation industry. However, many aviation enthusiasts are aware of Learjet because of their first aircraft offering, the Learjet 23. …

Between May 23 and 26, 1966, the first Model 24, also the 150th production Lear Jet built, flew around the world and set or broke eighteen international aviation records. With Henry Beaird …

Sep 1, 2023 · From his days of turning a lumbering World War II transport into a sleek executive transport, Lear understood the importance of “ramp appeal,” and the Model 23 emerged as a …

One of the world's largest, fastest, best selling and well known series of business jets, the Learjet family began with the original six to eight seat Lear Jet 23 which first flew on October 7 1963. …

The Learjet 23 marked a milestone in commercial aviation 60 years ago when, on October 13, 1964, its first aircraft was delivered to Chemical and Industrial Corporation in Cincinnati, Ohio. …

Sep 17, 2014 · The Learjet 23 was a high-speed, twin-engine business jet introduced in service in the United States in 1964. It was the first model produced by the Lear Jet Corporation and …

Production of the Learjet 23 began in Wichita in February 1962, and the first flight took place on October 7, 1963. The elegant Learjet 23 revolutionized the business transport world and …