Lionhart Learjet Questions

[arnobg 0]

I am considering purchasing it and have a few questions important to my decision:

 

Does the Saitek radio and autopilot panel work with it and do all functions of them work?

 

Is it a fun aircraft to handfly? I enjoy short hops with lots of hand flying.

 

Do any gauges pop up in seperate windows to use on a second screen?

[MartinRex007 390]

I'm actually flying it right now from KJAC to KSAN, sorry can't comment on the Saitek radio or autopilot but it is a fun aircraft to fly. Very fast, some would say over powered, but pretty easy to hand fly if you watch your speed....There are a number of 2D windows that pop up! For the money I think it's a pretty good deal! Flying her in P3D!

[vgbaron 3,491]

I second that - a really fun a/c to fly. Go for it.

 

 

Vic

[arnobg 0]

Thanks for the replies. How are the sounds from the cockpit?

 

Can anyone else chime in on the other questions regarding the Saitek?

[z06z33 763]

Thanks for the replies. How are the sounds from the cockpit?

 

Can anyone else chime in on the other questions regarding the Saitek?

She's a great bird climbs like a bat outta hell. I can be at FL410 in under 10 min. As for handling she Flys like a fighter and is great to hand fly. As for the radio panel,it works with my goflight ICS.

[arnobg 0]

Thanks for your input. How does this aircraft compare overall to the Carenado Hawker, or the Phenom?

[vgbaron 3,491]

Better than the Phenom - I didn't care for the Hawker so I didn't buy it but the Cessna 550 is another good a/c.

 

 

Vic

[ryanbatc 12,775]

What's a high cruise speed in the Lear?  Mach 85?

[MartinRex007 390]

What's a high cruise speed in the Lear?  Mach 85?

 

Normal cruise in the plane is 0.77 Mach at. 41,000 ft, can cruise at 0.80 with shorter range according to the documentation. I fly it at around .75 with no problem at 41,000 ft. Planning your decent can be a bit tricky... :o

[arnobg 0]

Normal cruise in the plane is 0.77 Mach at. 41,000 ft, can cruise at 0.80 with shorter range according to the documentation. I fly it at around .75 with no problem at 41,000 ft. Planning your decent can be a bit tricky... :o

 

What's the max range with full fuel and pax?

[MartinRex007 390]

It's around 1100 nm/1265 miles. These are R/W figures not sure how close the Lionhart matches these figures.....

[ryanbatc 12,775]

Oh it's a lot slower than I thought....  MMO on the H25B is .80  -decent enough - but comparable to the Lear.

 

We really need a nice nice fast jet.  Hopefully the ES C750 will deliver!!

[MartinRex007 390]

At one time the Citation X was the fastest business jet, is that still true, or has one of the Gulfstreams past it :rolleyes:

[ryanbatc 12,775]

The two are extremely close. I think in level flight the C750 (or Citation Ten as they now call it) is faster. In a descent I think the G650 wins ever so slightly.