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The Learjet 23 prototype completed its maiden flight on October 7, 1963, launching the business jet era.
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The first flight of the Learjet 23 prototype on October 7, 1963, introduced a new category of aircraft that combined jet speed with the operating economics suitable for business travel.
The prototype, registered N801L, lifted off from Wichita Municipal Airport under the command of test pilots Henry Grady Beaird Jr. and Robert S. Hagen. The flight marked the public debut of a design that would define the modern business jet.
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