Light Business Jets
Bombardier Learjet 40XR
ICAO: LJ40
Overview
The Learjet 60XR entered service in the mid-2000s as an upgraded version of the Learjet 60. Designed to improve climb performance and avionics integration, it retained the type’s emphasis on speed. The aircraft operated in the midsize jet segment.
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Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney PW305A
- Engine type
- Turbofan
- Thrust
- 2 × 4,600 lbf · 20 kN
- Avionics
- Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21
- Wing tips
- Blended tips
- Seats
- 9
- Crew
- —
- Cabin width
- 5 ft 11 in · 1.81 m
- Cabin height
- 5 ft 9 in · 1.74 m
- Cabin length
- 17 ft 8 in · 5.39 m
- Exterior length
- 58 ft 8 in · 17.89 m
- Tail height
- 14 ft 8 in · 4.47 m
- Fuselage diameter
- 6 ft 7 in · 2.00 m
- Wing span
- 43 ft 10 in · 13.35 m
- Baggage volume
- 35 ft³ · 1.0 m³
- Gross weight
- —
- Empty weight
- —
- Max takeoff weight
- 23,500 lb · 10,700 kg
- Max landing weight
- 19,500 lb · 8,850 kg
- Max payload
- 2,100 lb · 950 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 1,180 gal · 4,500 L · 3,600 kg (Jet A)
- Max cruise speed
- 466 kt · 536 mph · 863 km/h
- Maximum speed
- —
- Cruise speed
- —
- Approach speed
- 131 kt · 151 mph · 243 km/h
- Range
- 2,409 nm · 2,770 mi · 4,460 km
- Fuel burn
- 2.03 nm/gal · 0.99 km/L
- Ceiling
- 51,000 ft · 15,500 m
- Rate of climb
- 4,500 ft/min · 23 m/s
- Takeoff distance
- 5,450 ft · 1,660 m
- Landing distance
- 3,400 ft · 1,040 m
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Operational Context
Bombardier Learjet 60XR — midsize business jet
The 60XR first flew in 2006 and entered service in 2007. It incorporated cockpit upgrades and interior refinements. The swept-wing design reflects Learjet’s performance-oriented heritage.
Two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW305 turbofan engines producing approximately 4,600 pounds of thrust (20.5 kN) each power the aircraft. Cruise speed approaches 465 knots (861 km/h). Maximum takeoff weight exceeds 23,500 pounds (10,659 kg).
The 60XR remained competitive in the midsize segment until production ceased in the early 2010s. Its strong cruise speed and climb rate appealed to charter operators. Many aircraft remain active.
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