Business Jets Flashcards

Hamburger Flugzeugbau HFB-320 Hansa Jet


Lockheed L-1329-25 JetStar II


Gates/Learjet 25 Learjet

-Edit 10/1 Glenn: Added Learjet as a possible manufacturer
Use Gates for write-ins

Embraer (none) Lineage 1000

-Range increased t0 4600 NM by replacing storage area with fuel tanks.

Gulfstream/IAI 200/1126 (none)/Galaxy

-If it came down to a write in I would answer as the IAI 1126 Galaxy

Cessna 525 Citation Jet CJ2

- 6 cabin windows
- 550 with a t-tail and belly bulge
Gates Learjet 35/A (none)


Rockwell 40A Sabreliner

- The Rockwell 40 Sabreliner only has 2 windows on each side.
- North American could also show up as a manufacturer.

Embraer (none) Lineage 1000

-Based on the E-190, the range of this business jet was more that doubled by replacing storage in the bottom of the fuselage with fuel tanks.

Gates Learjet 24 Learjet


Gates Learjet 24 Learjet

-‘A’ side aircraft was owned by the deceased Clay Lacy, a generous donor to the University of North Dakota who passed away in April of 2017.

Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300

-edit 5.8.15 Glenn D: Added manufacturer’s number.

Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign

-Trailing edge of the wing is squared to the fuselage, also has a cruciform tail.

Bombardier Learjet 31A (none)

-Cockpit has two window pieces, notice the winglets and the clamshell thrust reversers.

Cessna 560XL Citation Excel


Bombardier BD-700 Global Express

Dassault 20/200 Falcon

- 5 fuselage windows
- Dassault style cockpit windows
- Also used as a freighter by multiple companies

Cessna 650 Citation III/VI/VII
Bombardier BD-700 Global Express

Bombardier Learjet 45 (none)

-Edit 10/1 Glenn: Changed manufacturer to Bombardier

Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I


Lockheed L-1329 JetStar I

-Fuel tanks are mounted in the wings (cut in half by) and the engines are much older than what is seen on the L-1329-25 Jetstar II.

Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I


Bombardier CL-604 Challenger

-edit 3/8 Glenn D: 604 has square rear fuselage tip, 605 is rounded off.

Gates Learjet 28/29 Longhorn

-4 windows down the pilot side of the aircraft 5 down the co-pilot side; always has winglets.

Hamburger Flugzeugbau HFB-320 Hansa Jet


Bombardier Learjet 31 (none)

-A model has Thrust Reversers

Cessna 525C Citation Jet 4

- Name could also appear as Citation Jet CJ4.
- The ‘C’ in 525C is mandatory. The cabin door will never have a window on it as in the rest of the 525 series. Wing also has a modest sweep back to it.

Embraer (none)/EMB-135BJ Legacy 600/650

-Externally there is now way to tell these two aircraft apart.
##footnote -Edit 11/21/24 Testy: Wiki has EMB-135BJ listed as the variant for Legacy 600, both should be acceptable

Cessna 500/501 Citation I
- 4 windows
- Pilot side “spit window”
- Straight wing


Hawker 800 (none)

-A development of the BAe Hs.125 (none), the Hawker 800 (none) is its own aircraft. The primary difference being the anti-ice devices incorporated into the panels around the windscreen.

Gulfstream G-1159A Gulfstream III

-(none) is a common choice for a multiple choice model number

Gates Learjet 25D Learjet
-Comparing the 25 and the 35 is very difficult. Engine size ont he 35 is usually quite a bit bigger than the 25

Cessna 560XL Citation Excel


Bombardier Learjet 60 (none)

- 4 windows in the cockpit with 6 fuselage windows down the right and 5 down the left. Winglets as well.

On Mark (none) Marksman

- Douglas A-26 Invader converted to be an executive aircraft.
- Original cockpit windows replaced with DC-6 windows to compensate for pressurization inside the aircraft.

Cessna 510 Citation Mustang


Bombardier Learjet 45 (none)

-Eight windows, two windows in the cockpit
Edit 10/1 Glenn: Changed manufacturer to Bomdardier

Cessna 560 Citation Ultra/V
-Black de-icing boots, seven windows either side of the aircraft


Rockwell 40A Sabreliner

- The Rockwell 40 Sabreliner only has 2 windows on each side.
- North American could also show up as a manufacturer.

BAe Hs-125 (none)


Gates/Learjet 55C Longhorn

-Edit 10/1 Glenn: Added Gates as a possible manufacturer, changed (none) to Longhorn

Cessna 560XL Citation Excel

- 6 fuselage windows
- New nose and cockpit windows

Dassault 2000 Falcon

-9 cabin windows, twin-engined , some variants have winglets

Cessna 525 Citation Jet 2


Embraer EMB-550 Legacy 500

-This aircraft has seven windows instead of the five seen on its smaller cousin the EMB-545 Legacy 450.

Dassault 50 Falcon
- 7 fuselage windows
- Anhedral tail
- Dassault cockpit windows


IAI 1126 Galaxy

-Could also be seen as the Gulfstream G200 None

Dassault 50 Falcon

-7 fuselage windows, was later widened and stretched in the Dassault 900 Falcon.

Bombardier BD-700 Global Express
-Lots of windows, looks like a Gulfstream but does not have the round windows

Hawker 800 (none)

-A development of the BAe Hs.125 (none), the Hawker 800 (none) is its own aircraft. The primary difference being the anti-ice devices incorporated into the panels around the windscreen.

Bombardier Learjet 45 (none)

-8 side windows, one of the exceptions to the rule when it comes to Learjet aircraft being named Longhorn when they have winglets.

Embraer EMB-550 Legacy 500

-This aircraft has seven windows instead of the five seen on its smaller cousin the EMB-545 Legacy 450.

Gates/Learjet 24 Learjet

- Can have anywhere between 1-3 windows
- D/E have 3 windows and eariler models have fewer
- Edit 10/1 Glenn, Added Learjet as a potential manufacturer

Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign


Dassault 10/100 Falcon

- 3 or 4 fuselage windows
- Doesn’t have Dassault cockpit window arrangement
- No real exterior difference between models
- Unusual for Dassault biz jet, has a dihedral tail

Gates Learjet 35A (none)

-Tip tanks; 5 windows down the pilot side fo the fuselage.

Bombardier Learjet 60 (none)

Gulfstream G500/550 GV
-GV with 7 windows

Gulfstream G-1159A Gulfstream III


IAI 1124 Westwind I


Dassault 7X Falcon

- Winglets
- Tri-jet
- Does not have the usual Dassault cockpit windows
- Slimmer than the 900

Hamburger Flugzeugbau HFB-320 Hansa Jet

-47 aircraft built as per Wikipedia

Hawker 800 (none)


Dassault 900 Falcon
-No winglets; lots of windows; three engines


Dassault 20/200 Falcon

-5 fuselage windows; also used in the freight dog role quite often.

IAI 1124A Westwind II


Pilatus PC-24 (none)

-Steve Kinney figuratively ‘J’s his ‘P’s if you even say Pilatus near him.

Cessna 560 Citation Encore/V
- Same as the V and Ultra but has bleed air wing deicing instead of boots


Cessna (none) Citation M2

-Edit 10/4 Glenn: Cessna’s replacement for the CJ1, no reported model number on their website. Look for the winglets

Bombardier Learjet 31A (none)


BAe HS-125 (none)

-edit 26.01.2015 Justin: Changed Q side picture, showed BAe T.1 Dominie

Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100


Aero Commander 1121 Jet Commander

- IAI modified it to make the 1123 westwind
- No tip tanks; does not have the swept wing

Gulfstream G600/650 GVI
- Eight windows
- Gulfstream rule for Therriault of subtract 2 off of the number of windows and that is a model number

Dassault 900EX Falcon

-Just 900 for the number designation would be perfectly acceptable.

IAI 1125 Astra

-Could also be seen as the Gulfstream G100 (none). Aircraft may or may not have winglets.

Bombardier Learjet 40 (none)


Embraer (none)/EMB-135BJ Legacy 600/650

-Externally there is now way to tell these two aircraft apart.
##footnote -Edit 11/21/24 Testy: Wiki has EMB135BJ listed as the variant for Legacy 600, both should be acceptable

Aerospatiale SN.601 Corvette

- 5 widely spaced fuselage windows
- Usually has tip tanks

Gates Learjet 25D Learjet
-The 25 and 35 series are the only aircraft other than the 23 and 24 which are tiny that have tip tanks.

Bombardier Learjet 60 (none)

- 4 windows in the cockpit with 6 fuselage windows down the left and 5 down the right. Winglets as well.

Embraer EMB-545 Legacy 450

-This aircraft has 5 windows on each side instead of the 7 that are seen on the EMB-550 Legacy 500.

Dassault 50 Falcon

-7 fuselage windows, was later widened and stretched in the Dassault 900 Falcon.

Beechcraft 400 Beechjet

- Q side could also be a Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond; the only difference between the two is the light in the vertical stabilizer, which the Beechjet has.
- Manufacturer could be seen as Hawker/Nextant
Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I


Cessna 560 Citation V/Ultra

- 7 windows
- Black Deicing boots

Aerospatiale SN.601 Corvette

- 5 widely spaced fuselage windows
- Usually has tip tanks

Cessna 510 Citation Mustang


Dassault 8X Falcon

- 6 windows behind the right side overwing exit, the 7X only has 5 behind that exit. There is one exception I have seen so far and that is the tail number CS-TLY which has six behind the overwing exit but is still as 7X.
- Still under development.

Gates/Learjet 55C Longhorn

- 4 windows on pilot side; five on co-pilot side
- Very similiar to the 28/29 Longhorn except that the cockpit windows have an extra side brace here
- Edit 10/1 Glenn: Added Gates as a potential manufacturer, changed (none) to Longhorn

Bombardier BD-100 Continental (Challenger 300)


Beechcraft 390 Premier I


Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300


IAI 1124A Westwind II


Rockwell 65 Sabreliner

-60 with Turbofans

IAI/Rockwell 1121 Jet Commander

-No tip tanks and the wing is not swept back

McDonnell 119/220 (none)

- One built but there really wasn’t much interest.
- Awesome desgin idea though, much like
Rockwell 1121 Jet Commander
-No tip tanks or winglets. The design was later purchased from Rockwell by IAI, in this case though Rockwell would always be correct.
Cessna 680A Citation Latitude
- First deliveries of the aircraft are expected to start occurring in 2016. NetJets has ordered around 150 aircraft.
- Based off of the Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign; note the bent up wing tips.

Gates 25B Learjet


Syberjet/Emivest SJ30 (none)

- Light business jet that can maintain a sea level cabin at 41,000 ft.
- 8 in total built as per Wikipedia

Eclipse EA500 Eclipse 500
-Main landing gear are a bit unique for a business jet.


Cessna 650 Citation III/VI/VII

Cessna 500/501 Citation I

- 4 windows
- Pilot side “spit window”
- Straight wing
Bombardier Learjet 31A (none)

Gates Learjet 28/29 Longhorn

-Winglets, 4 windows on the left and 5 on the right, very similar to Lear 55.

Mitsubishi Mu-300 Diamond

-No light in the vertical stabilizer, but is otherwise a carbon copy of the Beechcraft 400 Beechjet

Honda HA-420 Honda Jet


Rockwell 75 Sabreliner


Gates Learjet 35A (none)


Gates/Learjet 23 Learjet

- Edit 10/1 Glenn: Added Learjet as a possible manufacturer
- Use Gates for write-ins

Gates/Learjet 23 Learjet

-Edit 10/1 Glenn: Added Gates as a possible manufacturer, Changed (none) to Learjet
Bombardier Learjet 45XR (none)
-Realistically the ‘XR’ should be considered optional in a write in situation.

Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300


Cessna 550 Citation II

-6 fuselage windows

Embraer EMB-545 Legacy 450

-This aircraft has 5 windows on each side instead of the 7 that are seen on the EMB-550 Legacy 500.

Cessna 525C Citation Jet 4/CJ4
-The ‘C’ in 525C is mandatory. The cabin door will never have a window on it as in the rest of the 525 series. Wing also has a modest sweep back to it.

Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II


Honda HA-420 Honda Jet


Bombardier Learjet 45 (none)


Hawker 800 (none)

-A development of the BAe Hs.125 (none), the Hawker 800 (none) is its own aircraft. The primary difference being the anti-ice devices incorporated into the panels around the windscreen.

Rockwell 65 Sabreliner

-Same frame as a 60 Sabreliner except it the 65 has turbofans. Guitar pick shaped windows with 5 down each side.

Dassault 20/200 Falcon

-5 fuselage windows; also used in the freight dog role quite often.

Cessna 750 Citation X

- 6 cabin windows
- Huge engines
- The Jenna Fischer of biz jets, curves in all the right places and two very prominent features.

Cessna 750 Citation X

-Massive engines that are borderline too big for the aircraft

Cessna 550 Citation II
-6 fuselage windows


Dassault 2000 Falcon

-The only larger Dassault Falcon that has only two engines.

Piaggio P.180 Avanti


Cessna 560 Citation Encore/V

-Has Anti-icing “hot wings” all the way down the leading edge, 7 windows on either side
Gates Learjet 55/A/B Longhorn


IAI 1125 Astra

-Could also be seen as the Gulfstream G100 (none). Aircraft may or may not have winglets.

Dassault 7X Falcon

- Has 5 windows behind the right side over wing exit.
- Large Dassault business jet that does not have the standard Dassault windshield layout, also winglets.
Cessna 680A Citation Latitude

- First deliveries of the aircraft are expected to start occurring in 2016. NetJets has ordered around 150 aircraft.
- Based off of the Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign; note the bent up wing tips.

BAe Hs.125-800 (none)

-Originally t be produced by DeHavilland as the DH.125 Jet Dragon, the building was completed by Hawker-Siddeley later BAe. Design was then purchased by Hawker, aircraft was then the basis for several different designations.

Cessna 650 Citation III/VI/VII

- Can have 5-6 cabin windows
- Excel fuselage with t-tail and swept wings, no major exterior differences to distinguish models.

Hawker 4000 (none)/Horizon

-Horizon was what the aircraft was previously known as, give preference to the name Horizon rather than (none) in write in situations.
Hawker 4000 (none)/Horizon

-Horizon was what the aircraft was previously known as, give preference to the name Horizon rather than (none) in write in situations.
Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100

Dassault 10/100 Falcon


Cessna 525 Citation Jet I (CJI)

- 4 cabin windows
- Basically a 500 with a T-tail and belly bulge

BAe HS-125 (none)

- Note the pre Hawker acquisition nose and windows.
- edit 22.04.2016 Justin T: Replaced ‘A’ side picture with a civilian variant, showed BAe T.1 Dominie.

Gulfstream G-1159A Gulfstream III

Bombardier BD-700 Global Express
Gulfstream G-1159C Gulfstream IV


Cessna 560XL Citation Excel

- New nose and cockpit windows. Close the Citation III, that aircraft has a t-tail.
- edit 04.05.2017 Justin T: Name changed from ‘Citation XL’ to ‘Citation Excel’

Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100


Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign


Cessna 560 Citation Encore/V

-Silver anti-icing “hot wings” all along the leading edge of the aircraft, 7 windows on either side of the aircraft

Cessna 525 Citation Jet III/CJ3


Cessna 560 Citation Encore/V

-“Hot” silver wings down the entire leading edge, seven windows on each side of the canopy. The 560 Citation Ultra/V has black deicing boots.

Aerospatiale SN.601 Corvette

- 5 widely spaced fuselage windows
- Usually has tip tanks

Eclipse EA500 Eclipse 500

Cessna 525C Citation Jet 4
- Name could also appear as CitationJet CJ4.
- The ‘C’ in 525C is mandatory. The cabin door will never have a window on it as in the rest of the 525 series. Wing also has a modest sweep back to it.


Bombardier Learjet 60 (none)

-Edit 10/1 Glenn: Changed manufacturer to Bombardier

Rockwell 60 Sabreliner


Gates Learjet 35A (none)

-Tip tanks along with 5 windows down the left and 6 windows down the right side of the aircraft.

Cessna 550 Citation II

-6 Cabin windows on either side of the fuselage.

Embraer (none) Lineage 1000


Syberjet/Emivest SJ30 (none)

- Light business jet that can maintain a sea level cabin at 41,000 ft.
- 8 in total built as per Wikipedia

Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond

-Is a carbon copy of the Beechcraft 400 Beechjet with the only difference being, the MU-300 has no light in the vertical stabilizer.

Gates/Learjet 55C Longhorn

- Use Learjet as the manufacturer for write ins
- All Gates aircraft with winglets are known as Longhorn
- Edit 10/1, glenn: Added Longhorn

Gulfstream G650 GVI

- For guflstream aircraft count the windows then subtract two to determine the model
- N1KE is of course owned by Nike

Rockwell 65 Sabreliner


Cessna 525 Citation Jet I (CJI)

- 4 cabin windows
- Basically a 500 with a T-tail and belly bulge

Gates 25B Learjet


Beechcraft 400 Beechjet

- Light in the Vertical Stabilizer
- Jaime has type rating in this

Gates/Learjet 23 Learjet

-Has 1 window on the pilot side of the fuselage.

Cessna 560 Citation Ultra/V

-Black de-icing boots, seven windows on either side of the aircraft

Dassault 900 Falcon


Eclipse EA500 Eclipse 500


On Mark (none) Marketeer

- Another conversion of the Douglas A-26 invader
- Does not have the DC-6 cockpit windows

Dassault 7X Falcon

-5 windows behind the right side overwing exit, the 8X only has 6 behind that exit. There is one exception I have seen so far and that is the tail number CS-TLY which has six behind the overwing exit but is still as 7X.

Gates/Learjet 28/29 Longhorn

- Has no extra side windows in the cockpit; has winglets
- Lacks the number of necessary windows to be a Learjet 31
- Edit 10/1 Glenn: Added Gates as a potential manufacturer

Beechcraft 400 Beechjet
-Q side could also be a Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond; the only difference between the two is the light in the vertical stabilizer, which the Beechjet has.


Dassault 900 Falcon

-Stretched widebody Dassault 50 Falcon, can have winglets.

Gates/Learjet 25 Learjet

-Use Gates for write in

Cessna 510 Citation Mustang


Beechcraft 390 Premier I

-Large belly bulge where the wing meets the fuselage.

Dassault 2000 Falcon


Rockwell 75 Sabreliner

Top is 75, bottom is 75A. Differing engines.

Cessna 750 Citation X

-Massive engines.

Beechcraft 390 Premier I

-Manufacturer name has been seen on tests as Raytheon for some reason