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Subject: Re: Has Learjet jen moved on

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GB34

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Date Posted: 13:59:01 02/08/16 Mon
In reply to: Ellis 's message, "Re: Has Learjet jen moved on" on 16:37:21 01/25/16 Mon

>>The final Learjet design was instead adapted from an
>>abortive 1950s Swiss ground-attack fighter aircraft,
>>the FFA P-16. So it wasn't designed from the ground up
>>for business. The cockpit was probably designed to be
>>gotten from above and then close the canopy. That was
>>the 23, the others in the 20 series were derived from
>>the 23 so probably similar.
>
>Well, sort of. It's true that the wing was a
>modification of the P-16 wing, but the fuselage was
>all new and by a different designer. The fuselage was
>designed to be as small, especially in cross section,
>as possible both for performance and aesthetic
>reasons. The cockpit was designed to be entered from
>the cabin, it's just that comfort wasn't a design
>criteria.
>
>-E

Found this article about the development of the Learjet form the FFA P-16 design. Very interesting.

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/planes/q0143.shtml

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