Sat, Mar 11, 2023
The first Learjet to be delivered by Bill Lear’s upstart company to a paying customer has returned to its Wichita birthplace where a group of aviation enthusiasts have set forth their commitment to return the jet to airworthiness.
The aircraft, a Lear-23, serial-number 23-003, registration N200Y, was manufactured in 1964 and is the third specimen of the sleek LR-23 to grace this world. DarkAero-1, a single-reciprocating-engine, low-wing, retractable-tricycle-undercarriage, normal category airplane finished February 2023 focused on the sleek aircraft’s landing gear actuation hardware and flight test planning. The FAA is investigating a “close call” between a Hop-A-Jet Learjet 60 registration N280LJ and an Embraer E190, operating as JetBlue Flight 206 at Boston Logan International Airport. In a post-incident statement, the FAA reported: "An air traffic controller instructed the pilot of the Learjet to line up and wait on Runway 09 while the JetBlue Embraer 190 landed on Runway 04-Right, which intersects Runway 09. The Learjet pilot read back the instructions clearly but began a takeoff roll instead." All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!
Airborne 03.03.23 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Friday, March 3rd, 2023... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Holland Lee. Holland is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- Wichita Foundation to Restore Classic Lear-23
- DarkAero Prototype Nears Flight-Testing
- FAA Investigating BOS “Close Call”
- DOT Inspector General to Investigate Buttigieg
- Cirrus Chief Engineer Killed in SR22 Accident
- Delta Pilots Approve New Contract
- Rare WWII Target Drone to be Displayed
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