Lockheed L-1329 Jetstar 6

  • Period: 1960-1969
  • Uses: Corporate
  • First Flight: 1960
  • Display Status: In Reserve Hangar.

The Jetstar was initially designed to fulfil a US Air Force requirement. It was to be powered by two British Bristol Orpheus engines. Because of budget cuts, the USAF requirement was dropped, but Lockheed continued production as a business jet with four Pratt & Whitney jet engines. Lockheed built 204 Jetstars, and many were still in service in the 1990s. Eight Jetstars were operated in Canada. The Department of Transport operated three from 1962 to 1986 for airway inspection and personnel transport.

While the Jetstar was an very early business jet, it was not the first. That distinction belongs to France’s Morane-Saulnier MS.760, which first flew in 1952.

Museum Example

  • Registration #: C-FDTX
  • Manufacturer: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, United States
  • Manufacture Date: 1961
  • Construction #: 5018
  • Aquisition Date: 1986
  • Provenance: Donation from Transport Canada

The Museum aircraft was manufactured in the United States in 1961 and bought by the Department of Transport to carry government officials and foreign dignitaries. The aircraft was transferred to the Museum in 1986.

Specifications

Wing Span:
16.6 m (54 ft 5 in)
Length:
18.4 m (60 ft 5 in)
Height:
6.2 m (20 ft 5 in)
Weight, Empty:
10,013 kg (22,074 lb)
Weight, Gross:
18,562 kg (40,921 lb)
Cruising Speed:
813 km/h (505 mph)
Max Speed:
907 km/h (564 mph)
Rate of Climb:
1,005 m (3,300 ft) /min
Service Ceiling:
10,060 m (33,000 ft)
Range:
4,255 km (2,645 mi)
Power Plant:
four Pratt & Whitney JT12-6 axial flow, 1,360 kg (3,000 lb) static thrust jet engines