The flight was to raise funds for the restoration of Lear Jet 23-003, the first Lear Jet ever sold in the Air Capital, back when the company was called Lear Jet instead of Learjet. Rowe says the ...

The goal is to raise money for the restoration of Lear Jet 23-003 which is the first Learjet delivered to a customer in 1964. “For Wichita, Learjet is the airplane that started the business jet ...

back when the company was called Lear Jet instead of Learjet. Rowe says the Lear Jet 23-003 started the business jet industry in Wichita. Global Jetcare, an air ambulance service in Florida ...

A Learjet 55, an air ambulance registered as XA-UCI, crashed shortly after takeoff from Northeast Philadelphia Airport. The flight departed at 23:06 UTC but failed to maintain altitude ...

Private jets owe their popularity to the first one built in the 1960s. The Learjet 23 was built with inspiration from ground attack jet fighters. When FFA P-16 prototypes crashed for the second time ...

It was officially renamed to Lear Jet Corporation in 1964. This led to the development of the first business jet, which was later designated the Learjet 23 and introduced in 1964. The Learjet brand ...

The response to the Learjet model 23 upon is debut in 1963 was immediate, as the rich and famous beat a path to Bill Lear’s door. [Image: National Air & Space Museum] The development of the original ...

The Classic Lear Jet Foundation looks to restore Lear 23-003-the first delivered example of the brand-to its original factory appearance, as well as to flight-worthy status, the removal of the ...

The Classic Lear Jet Foundation is made up of current, former and retired employees who admire the plane and company, coming together to form a foundation to restore the Learjet 23, serial number ...

Here are the fastest private jets ever built: The LearJet 23 was the first successful purpose-built private jet. Along with developing the first car radio and 8-track tapes, Bill Lear founded ...

Courtesy photo The Learjet 23 went into production in 1962 and took its first flight Oct. 7, 1963. “It was the first plane that was specifically built as a business jet,” said Dick Kovich ...