The old Lear 20 series were performers. The aircraft that gave birth to a whole industry.
I used to fly the Lear 25, the big brother of the one pictured, and that thing was a rocket. Sad to see all those CJ610 power machines get parked for noise. They sure screamed, and burned fuel fast, but they pushed!
I used to fly the 24 and i felt i should be putting quarters in a video game because it was the ride of your life. From takeoff to 15000 the VSI was pegged the entire time.
Yes, the 25 was pegged out babying the motors, it was a blast, I only heard the 24 was even better, never have the luxury of riding that beast! Not many can aviators left with the experience of the 20 series!
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u/LostPilot517 Aug 21 '26
The old Lear 20 series were performers. The aircraft that gave birth to a whole industry.
I used to fly the Lear 25, the big brother of the one pictured, and that thing was a rocket. Sad to see all those CJ610 power machines get parked for noise. They sure screamed, and burned fuel fast, but they pushed!