Learjet 25

The Learjet 25 is an American ten-seat business jet, with two crew and eight passengers, built by Learjet as a stretched version of the Learjet 24. Its fuselage is 1.27 metres (4 ft 2 in) longer than the Model 24, which allows three additional passengers. The first Model 25 flew on 12 August 1966, the type was FAA certified on 10 October 1967, and the first delivery followed in November 1967. Two General Electric CJ610 single-rotor axial-flow turbojets are pylon-mounted on the aft fuselage, each rated at 2,950 pounds-force of thrust. Development continued through the 25A, 25B, 25C, 25D, 25F and 25G, and the later models used more advanced CJ610-8A engines with a ceiling of 51,000 feet. Civilian operators included Olympic Airlines and TAESA, and military operators included the Bolivian Air Force, the Mexican Navy and, formerly, the Peruvian Air Force and NASA.