Lear 20 series with winglets at HOU

[lear24]

Glad I had the opportunity to fly this classic little rocket. I've heard "if you can fly a lear 20 well, you can fly anything the civilian world can throw at you." I'd like to believe this... anyone buy into this philosophy?

I agree with it, everything else seems pretty tame after strapping on a bottle rocket. Colors seem duller, everything tastes plain, and the world moves slow.

 

[Lead Sled]

I agree with it, everything else seems pretty tame after strapping on a bottle rocket. Colors seem duller, everything tastes plain, and the world moves slow.

We used to call ours "the upper management's executive mailing tube..." Looking back on them they were slow (by today's standands), cramped (by any standard), required a little effort to give the boss a good ride, and you had to be on your A game. But to quote my (normally stoic) wife after her first takeoff in the Lear... "HOT DAMN that was fun!"

LS

 

[mzaharis]

Not a lot of guys out there would have the nerve to intentionally depart in a 20 series lear with just enough fuel to climb to altiude and flame out the glide back to the airport and land.

Nothing new for Neil. Heck, multiply the "kick in the pants" a few times, and that pretty much describes the X-15 he used to fly! Deadsticks from FL1500 in something with an L/D in the vicinity of the oft-cliched brick! He probably mistook the 28 for an open-class sailplane!

He is a quiet guy, but he has managed to establish the ferrous nature of his marbles on a number of occasions. This moment, in particular, comes to mind:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_8

 

[Mahi]

Nothing new for Neil. Heck, multiply the "kick in the pants" a few times, and that pretty much describes the X-15 he used to fly! Deadsticks from FL1500 in something with an L/D in the vicinity of the oft-cliched brick! He probably mistook the 28 for an open-class sailplane!

He is a quiet guy, but he has managed to establish the ferrous nature of his marbles on a number of occasions. This moment, in particular, comes to mind:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_8

Yeah, he was probably yawning on final. I've read "At the edge of space: the x-15 program" and "Yeager". Those guys had some amazing adventures. Pages full of pucker factor. Flying a Lear must have been pretty boring.