The smallest Learjet still doing charter work, built for six people who want to get there quickly. Its empty legs come and go faster than almost anything else on this board.
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No corridor to speak of. Atlanta to Cleveland, Camarillo to Van Nuys and Faro to Málaga have each come round more than once, which tells you the aircraft is at work in the American southeast, in southern California and on the Iberian coast without belonging to any of them. A useful type if you are flexible; a frustrating one if you are waiting on one route.
Two numbers in the block above matter more on this page than on most. The 40XR's listings leave the board unusually fast, and an unusually large share are withdrawn before their departure date rather than flown. We cannot see why from outside and will not guess. The practical reading is that a 40XR leg is a strong lead that needs confirming with the operator promptly, not a booking you can sit on.
Published prices are uncommon on the type.
The 40 is the short fuselage version of the 45XR, two fewer seats in exchange for a little more range and a lower operating cost, and the XR designation marks the uprated engines and higher weights from 2005. If six seats is enough, the 40XR does the 45XR's job for less; if it is not, the 45XR page is the one to watch. Specification: Learjet 40XR, GlobalAir.
The Learjet 40 of 2004 was a shortened Learjet 45 with two fewer seats and a little more range, and the 40XR of the same year added uprated TFE731-20BR engines and higher weights. Only 93 XRs were built before production ended in 2012. The smallest Learjet in charter service, it does what the name promises: six people, quickly, with the Learjet climb and cruise.
| Manufacturer | Learjet |
|---|---|
| Engines | 2 x Honeywell Engines TFE 731-20BR |
| Passengers | 6 maximum |
| Cabin | 17 ft 8 in long, 5 ft 1 in wide, 4 ft 11 in high |
| Baggage | 15 cu ft |
| Range | 1,960 nm maximum, 1,778 nm on the normal profile |
| Maximum cruise | 465 knots |
| Ceiling | 51,000 ft |
| Take-off distance | 4,680 ft |
| Landing distance | 4,060 ft |
| Maximum take-off weight | 21,000 lb |
| History | in service 2004, production introduced in 2004 ... ended in 2012, 93 built |
Source: GlobalAir.