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| Author: | BigGrey [ Thu Feb 11, 2021 1:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Learjet production to end |
Bombardier has announced that they will be ending Learjet production later this year. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/compani ... d=msedgntp |
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| Author: | JohnB [ Fri Feb 19, 2021 1:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Learjet production to end |
Not a bad run, 55 years. It would be interesting to know how much similarity there is between the 23 24 and current offerings. Probably not much aside from styling. I certainly enjoyed my flight in one. While not the first bizjet, it was among the first small jets (The JetStar And Sabreliner were in a totally different league). And I beliwve, it was beat to market by the Jet Commander, but still became the most famous, giving its name to the genre. (A bit like the Plymouth Barracuda, it beat the Ford Mustang to the market by two weeks, yet the segment became known as "pony cars"). |
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| Author: | bdk [ Fri Feb 19, 2021 10:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Learjet production to end |
JohnB wrote: While not the first bizjet, it was among the first small jets (The JetStar And Sabreliner were in a totally different league). I believe Clay Lacy's involvement and salesmanship might have had a lot to do with it.JohnB wrote: (A bit like the Plymouth Barracuda, it beat the Ford Mustang to the market by two weeks, yet the segment became known as "pony cars"). Instead of "Pony Cars" they might have been "Sport-Fish Cars"? 
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