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  • GATES LEARJET CORP 55

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AttributeGATES LEARJET CORP 55
What it is
Seats10
Landing geartricycle
Engines2
EngineHoneywell TFE731-3A
Horsepower—
FuelJetA
Certification basisFAR25
Production start1981
Production end1987
Endorsements requiredmulti-engine
Performance
Cruise speed440 KTAS
Range2,000 nm
Service ceiling51,000 ft
Climb rate4,000 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)95 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft5,015 ft
Landing over 50 ft3,080 ft
Load and fuel
Seats10
Useful load8,500 lb
Full-fuel payload1,800 lb
Max takeoff weight21,500 lb
Empty weight13,000 lb
Usable fuel1,000 gal
Fuel burn at cruise180 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$400,000
Price, high$900,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO5,000 h
Overhaul cost, low$500,000
Overhaul cost, high$750,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time121
Active fleet54
Median year built1983.0
NTSB events, last 10 years3
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years155.56 · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active218.52 · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months23
Transfers per 100 active342.59 · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives1
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencelow
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing multi-engine, turbo-fan, 2 engines, 7+ seats
Accident record4—
Severity5—
Access61 of 10
Support70.7 of 10
Liquidity87.8 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)9—
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 54 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 54 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 54 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 1.23 · 42 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 10.
  6. Access: class median 9,850.
  7. Support: class median 197.5.
  8. Liquidity: class median 32.81.
  9. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.
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