Lockheed JetStar: Lockheed’s Only Business Jet
For much of its history, Lockheed, and its successor, Lockheed Martin, is/was known primarily for their military aircraft. However, The Lockheed JetStar was Lockheed's attempt to break into the corporate jet market.
As one of the first business jets, the Lockheed JetStar was originally quite successful, selling 202 copies of the aircraft over the course of 19 years. Even as the aircraft approaches its sixtieth birthday, there are still a few flying!
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Development
In the late 1950's, the USAF became interested in a small jet-powered aircraft that could be used as a basic trainer. On top of these trainer duties, it could be used to transport high ranking officers to and from the battlefield.
As such, Lockheed desi...