Pesawat Learjet 45 (LJ45) merupakan pesawat jet bisnis ukuran menengah yang diproduksi oleh Divisi Learjet Bombardier Aerospace.
Learjet 45 | |
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Jenis | Business jet |
Negara asal | Kanada/Amerika Serikat |
Pembuat | Bombardier Aerospace |
Penerbangan perdana | 7 Oktober 1995 |
Diperkenalkan | Mid-1998[1][2] |
Status | Aktif |
Dibuat | 1995–2012 |
Jumlah | 642[3] |
Harga satuan | $13.209 Juta (2012)[4] |
Varian | Learjet 40 |
Dikembangkan menjadi | Learjet 70/75 |
Model 45 adalah desain baru pertama sejak Learjet asli, dan secara signifikan mengubah lini Learjet. Melalui empat varian utamanya – Model 45 asli, Model 45XR, Model 40 dan Model 40XR – ini merupakan produk utama Divisi Learjet dari tahun 1990an hingga diperkenalkannya varian Model 75 pada tahun 2012.[5]
European certification of the Learjet 45 business jet is expected by mid-July. US certification was received last September, but deliveries did not begin until May, following approval for flight into known icing. Only one aircraft has been handed over so far, but Bombardier expects to deliver 35–40 this financial year, with production set to reach 60 next year.
The first all-new Learjet in three decades embraces next-generation digital technology, operators say. 'I admire Bombardier for venturing into the latest technology and bringing it to fruition,' said David Vaughn, head of Hytrol Conveyor, a firm that took delivery of serial number 10, the first customer airplane, in July 1998.