Pictured is a Learjet 24D on public display outside the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas, Texas. In the span of just four days, from May 23 to 26, 1966, the Learjet 24 became the first business jet to circumnavigate the globe, traveling 22,993 miles in 50 hours and 20 minutes of flying time, establishing or breaking 18 aviation world records during the flight. In all, 259 Learjet 24s were produced, 99 of which were the ââ¬ÅDââ¬Â model. This aircraft, serial number 281, logged a total of 7,330 airframe hours and 8,707 landings.
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