FLIGHT-TESTING OF THE BOMBARDIER LEARJET 45 light business jet has passed the 500h mark. By mid-August, Learjet had accumulated almost 540h in some 270 flights with three aircraft. Fuel-system testing is under way on the fourth flight-test aircraft, scheduled to be flown soon, and final assembly of aircraft number 11 is already under way. Certification is planned for early 1997.
Source: Flight International
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