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Meet the aircraft
The Learjet 35 and longer-range 36 developed the earlier Learjet around Garrett TFE731 turbofans. Rear-mounted engines, a swept wing and prominent tip tanks formed the family outline. The 35A improved the Model 35; the 36 exchanged some passenger accommodation for additional fuel.
Aircraft background
Wikipedia contributors · Read more ↗Getting ahead of a fast-moving cockpit
Mahany describes a long-awaited training flight in a privately operated Learjet 35A. Even entering the small cockpit required explanation. Once airborne, the acceleration and climb demanded attention, and the firm feel of the controls was immediately apparent. Finding a reliable outside reference and holding altitude precisely took practice as he became accustomed to the aircraft.
Real Learjet 35A training flight, May 2020. First-person account; source accessed through its public web extraction.
John Mahany CFI · Read more ↗Native systems and aircraft condition
Flysimware describes a rebuild using MSFS 2024 electrical, hydraulic and fuel systems, plus custom pneumatics and 179 functional circuit breakers. Its Free Flight failure options are separate from Career-mode condition tracking. The tablet exposes aircraft configuration, performance tools and live fuel/pneumatic pages.
Learjet 35A — native MSFS 2024 · Flysimware · MSFS 2024
Flysimware · Read more ↗Into the cockpit
YouTube lucas_mj · 6 min ·
Learjet 35 Cockpit Pre-flight inspection Demo
A Learjet 35 preflight cockpit inspection, with an upgraded instrument fit.
Real aircraft · Learjet 35 / 36
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Meet Learjet 35 / 36
The Learjet 35 and longer-range 36 developed the earlier Learjet around Garrett TFE731 turbofans. Rear-mounted engines, a swept wing and prominent tip tanks formed the family outline. The 35A improved the Model 35; the 36 exchanged some passenger accommodation for additional fuel.
Flysimware represents the Learjet 35A in separate original MSFS and native MSFS 2024 releases.
Learjet 35 / 36
Aircraft type designators
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History & design
Turbofans and a longer career
The 35/36 family entered production in the 1970s. More economical turbofans extended the usefulness of the compact Learjet airframe, and the aircraft found roles beyond executive transport. Medical evacuation and military support are part of that history, as the attributed accounts illustrate.
Wikipedia contributors · Learjet 35 / 36 background ↗Real-aircraft family history
Pilot accounts
Getting ahead of a fast-moving cockpit
Mahany describes a long-awaited training flight in a privately operated Learjet 35A. Even entering the small cockpit required explanation. Once airborne, the acceleration and climb demanded attention, and the firm feel of the controls was immediately apparent. Finding a reliable outside reference and holding altitude precisely took practice as he became accustomed to the aircraft.
Circuit work made the workload especially clear. Power changes, configuration, bank, pitch and the setting sun all competed for attention. Repeated approaches gradually brought improvement, and his final circuit felt much more controlled. He also recalls learning the sensitive steering on the ground.
Real Learjet 35A training flight, May 2020. First-person account; source accessed through its public web extraction.
Read the full account · John Mahany CFI ↗A very different business-jet mission
Haines’s first encounter with a Learjet was aboard a 35A acting as a practice target for the US Navy in 1987. From a rapid descent to a low-level pass near a destroyer, the experience showed him a working side of the business jet that a corporate cabin photograph would never convey. He was an observer on this sortie, not the pilot flying it.
His later retrospective follows several other Learjet models and the end of production, but the 35A episode remains a striking introduction to the family’s versatility. The low-level naval exercise belongs specifically to that operator and mission. His later hands-on flights in a 31A and 45 are separate experiences and are not treated here as 35A handling evidence.
Observer aboard Flight International’s Learjet 35A in 1987; AOPA retrospective, June 2022. Later Learjet models are distinguished.
Read the full account · AOPA ↗The medical transport mission behind the flight
Lynch introduces his account from an FBO in Las Vegas, where his air-ambulance crew had finished transporting a patient and was waiting for its next assignment. Instead of receiving hotel arrangements, they were told to take their Learjet 35 to Chicago to help with another aircraft’s interrupted medical transfer. The crew included a first officer, nurse and paramedic, a reminder of the coordinated work behind this use of the aircraft.
FLYING’s publicly available synopsis describes the later loss of both engines and an unpowered landing at Page, Arizona. It attributes the event to contaminated fuel. The full narrative requires publisher access; this summary is limited to the public introduction and synopsis, without reconstructing the crew’s unseen decisions or procedures.
Air-ambulance pilot’s account published 3 July 2025. Public introduction and publisher synopsis only; full article requires an account.
Read the full account · FLYING ↗In your simulator
Systems, equipment and documentation for each developer’s aircraft.
Compare simulator versions →MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024Learjet 35A — original MSFS release
Flysimware · Released
Learjet 35A — original MSFS release
Flysimware · Released
MSFS 2024Learjet 35A — native MSFS 2024
Flysimware · Released
Learjet 35A — native MSFS 2024
Flysimware · Released
X-Plane 12Learjet 35A
X-Hangar · Released
Learjet 35A
X-Hangar · Released
Aircraft specifications
Published figures for the named real-aircraft variant. Simulator equipment and performance can differ.
| Specification | Published value |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 39 ft 6 in Flysimware original MSFS manual v1.4, PDF p. 4 |
| Length | 48 ft 7 in Flysimware original MSFS manual v1.4, PDF p. 4 |
| Crew | 2 Flysimware original MSFS manual v1.4, PDF p. 4 |
| Engine family | 2 × TFE731 Flysimware original MSFS manual v1.4, PDF p. 4 |
Manuals & resources
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Simulator documentation
Native systems and aircraft conditionLearjet 35A — native MSFS 2024 · Flysimware · MSFS 2024
Flysimware describes a rebuild using MSFS 2024 electrical, hydraulic and fuel systems, plus custom pneumatics and 179 functional circuit breakers. Its Free Flight failure options are separate from Career-mode condition tracking. The tablet exposes aircraft configuration, performance tools and live fuel/pneumatic pages.
Native-2024 product description; no runtime qualification claimed
Flysimware · Read the source ↗Included configurations and Career accessLearjet 35A — native MSFS 2024 · Flysimware · MSFS 2024
The native release includes the earlier expansion packs and a long-tip-tank configuration with a ventral fin. Flysimware states that Career missions require a Marketplace purchase. These purchase and configuration distinctions are specific to the native release and should not be inferred for the original 2020 package.
Native-2024 official product description
Flysimware · Read the source ↗Pilot account
Getting ahead of a fast-moving cockpitReal Learjet 35A training flight, May 2020. First-person account; source accessed through its public web extraction.
Mahany describes a long-awaited training flight in a privately operated Learjet 35A. Even entering the small cockpit required explanation. Once airborne, the acceleration and climb demanded attention, and the firm feel of the controls was immediately apparent. Finding a reliable outside reference and holding altitude precisely took practice as he became accustomed to the aircraft. Circuit work made the workload especially clear.
John Mahany
John Mahany CFI · Read the source ↗A very different business-jet missionObserver aboard Flight International’s Learjet 35A in 1987; AOPA retrospective, June 2022. Later Learjet models are distinguished.
Haines’s first encounter with a Learjet was aboard a 35A acting as a practice target for the US Navy in 1987. From a rapid descent to a low-level pass near a destroyer, the experience showed him a working side of the business jet that a corporate cabin photograph would never convey. He was an observer on this sortie, not the pilot flying it.
Thomas B. Haines
AOPA · Read the source ↗Developer documentation
Learjet 35A — product listingLearjet 35A · X-Plane 12
Product listing captured 2026-09-30; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
store.x-plane.org · Read the source ↗Read the original documentation from the people who created it. Manuals open on their publisher’s website.
Manual
Learjet 35A manual v1.4Flysimware · Flysimware original MSFS manual v1.4, PDF p. 4 Learjet 35A native-2024 manual v1.2Flysimware · Native MSFS 2024 release; downloaded manual v1.2Aircraft background
Learjet 35 / 36 backgroundWikipedia contributors · Family background; article retrieved 13 September 2026Product page
Learjet 35A — original MSFS releaseFlysimware · Official product page; checked 13 September 2026 Learjet 35A — native MSFS 2024Flysimware · Official product page; checked 13 September 2026Type designator
ICAO Doc 8643 — aircraft type designatorsInternational Civil Aviation Organization · Public search data retrieved 2026-09-14; authority update 2026-09-03Product
Learjet 35A-xhangar-lear35store.x-plane.org · Product listing captured 2026-09-30; edition scope from the reviewed catalogueBuilt-in force-feedback profiles
Read the documentary basis, editable starting settings and remaining questions for the aircraft you fly. Each explanation refers to the exact profile revision shown.
Catalogue programme-20261022-v1 · 4 profile choices
Flysimware Learjet 35A
Flysimware · Free and Pro · Revision 5 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Flysimware Learjet 35A: The spring supplies the selected business-jet yoke resistance.
X-Hangar Learjet 35A
X-Hangar · Free and Pro · Revision 3 · Inherited starting point
X-Plane 12
X-Hangar Learjet 35A: The spring supplies the selected business-jet yoke resistance.
Learjet 35A
Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Learjet 35A: The spring supplies the selected business-jet yoke resistance.
Learjet 36A
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Review pending
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Learjet 36A: The spring supplies the selected business-jet yoke resistance.
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