Learjet 85

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title: "Learjet 85" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["learjet-aircraft", "2010s-united-states-business-aircraft", "abandoned-civil-aircraft-projects-of-the-united-states", "t-tail-aircraft", "twinjets", "low-wing-aircraft", "aircraft-first-flown-in-2014", "aircraft-with-retractable-tricycle-landing-gear"] description: "Learjet development program" topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learjet_85" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Learjet development program ::

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Field	Value
name	Learjet 85
image	File:Learjet 85 at Salon du Bourget 200907.jpg
caption	Bombardier Learjet 85 mockup at Paris Air Show 2009
aircraft_type	Business jet
manufacturer	Bombardier
status	Cancelled
number_built	2
first_flight	9 April 2014
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The Learjet 85 was a Learjet development program by aircraft manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace.

The program was launched on October 30, 2007 and a mockup of the aircraft was unveiled in October 2008 at the NBAA show in Orlando. The Learjet 85 was to fit between the midsize and the super midsize segments of the market. Designed for type certification under FAR-25, it was the first Bombardier Aerospace business jet to feature a composite structure. The plane was intended to have a high-speed cruise of Mach 0.82 and a transcontinental range of up to 3,000 nmi. The program was cancelled in 2015.

Design and development

Computer software design tools were used on the project, including CATIA and HyperSizer, and similar wing technology employed as on the Bombardier CSeries.

Bombardier reported nearly 60 Learjet 85 orders at a price of US$17.2 million (2008 dollars). Flexjet announced it would be the initial launch customer with seven orders in 2011.

On October 21, 2010, Bombardier opened a Learjet 85 aircraft component manufacturing facility in Querétaro, Mexico. The plant was inaugurated by President Felipe Calderón. Some parts of the wing would have been manufactured in Belfast in Northern Ireland.

The first test flight was on 9 April 2014.

On January 15, 2015, Bombardier announced their decision to suspend the Learjet 85 program and cut 1000 associated jobs.

On October 29, 2015, Bombardier chief executive Alain Bellemare announced a 2015 $4.9 billion third quarter loss, including the cancellation of the Learjet 85 program. The company suspended the Learjet 85 to concentrate on the CSeries and Global 7000/8000 instead.

Specifications (Learjet 85)

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|eng1 number=2 |eng1 name=Pratt & Whitney PW307B |eng1 type=turbofans |thrust original=6100lb

Performance

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|max speed kmh= |max speed mph=541 |max speed kts= |max speed note= |max speed mach= |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph=515 |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh= |stall speed mph= |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |minimum control speed kmh= |minimum control speed mph= |minimum control speed kts= |minimum control speed note= |range km= |range miles=3000 |range nmi= |range note= |ferry range km= |ferry range miles= |ferry range nmi= |ferry range note= |endurance= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft=49000 |ceiling note= |g limits= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin= |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |lift to drag= |wing loading kg/m2= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note=

|power/mass= |thrust/weight=

|more performance= |avionics=

• Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics suite
• Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS)
• Inertial Reference System (IRS)
• Integrated Flight Information System (IFIS) with electronic charts
• Two Electronic Flight Bag (EFB)
• Synthetic Vision System for Situational Awareness (SVS)
• Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS)
• Dual Flight Management System (FMS)
• Surface Awareness System
• Weather Radar System
• Autothrottle
• Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)

References

References

1. Karen Wood. (November 1, 2010). "Learjet 85 composite pressurized cabin a cost cutter". High-Performance Composites.
2. Mark Phelps. (May 21, 2009). "Learjet Presses On With Its Model 85". Flying.
3. Pia Bergqvist. (September 2011). "Flexjet to Become Learjet 85 Launch Customer". Flying.
4. . (21 October 2010). ["Bombardier Inaugurates Learjet 85 Aircraft Component Manufacturing Facility in Querétaro, Mexico"](http://www.bombardier.com/en/media/newsList/details.743-bombardier-inaugurates-learjet-85-aircraft-component-manufacturing-facility-in-queretaro-mexico.bombardiercom.html). *[[Bombardier Aerospace]]*.
5. (30 December 2010). "Learjet 85 wing structures to be manufactured in Belfast". [[Flightglobal]].
6. Durden, Rick. (9 April 2014). "Learjet 85 Makes First Flight". Avweb.
7. "Bombardier cutting 1,000 jobs, including 620 in Wichita".
8. The Canadian Press. (15 January 2015). "Bombardier to cut 1,000 aerospace jobs in Mexico, Kansas". [[CBC News]].
9. Niles, Russ. (15 January 2015). "Bombardier 'Pauses' Learjet 85". AVweb.
10. "Bombardier cancels Learjet 85 amidst $4.9 billion loss".
11. "Bombardier's Learjet 85 takes flight with Rockwell Collins' Pro Line Fusion avionics".

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