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Aviation History
1978
1978 - 0096.PDF
130 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS JET & TURBOPROP DIRECTORY FLIGHT International, I41anuary 1978 New generation Flight t The search for aerodynamic refinement is typified by four designs illustrated here. Top The new "Longhorn" Learjets are planned to fly at 51,000ft, at which the comparatively low indicated airspeed allows winglets to come into their own. Above left The Canadair Challenger, due to fly in midsummer, will bring a new dimension to transatlantic ranges. Above right Cessna has extended the Citation philosophy well beyond the original plan for a simple, quiet fanjet and will join the long-range competition with the Citation III in 1981. Left The Sabreliner 65 is further along the line, having proved in flight the refinements of its Raisbeck-inspired wing
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