page_title: Business jet
section_title: 1950s first flight
hierarchical_section_title: Business jet / History / 1950s first flight
context_page_description: A business jet, private jet, or bizjet is a jet aircraft designed for transporting small groups of people. Business jets may be adapted for other roles, such as the evacuation of casualties or express parcel deliveries, and some are used by public bodies, government officials or the armed forces.
context_section_description: The Morane-Saulnier MS.760 Paris had a gross weight of 7,650 pounds (3.47 t), initially powered by two Turboméca Marboré turbojets of 880 pounds-force (3.9 kN) thrust, although most aircraft were later upgraded to 1,058 pounds-force (4.71 kN) units. The aircraft seated a single pilot and up to three passengers under a sliding canopy, and was first flown on 29 July 1954. 219 were built.
  The Lockheed JetStar, designed to meet USAF UCX requirements and seating ten passengers and two crew, first flew on 4 September 1957. A total of 204 aircraft were produced from 1957 to 1978 powered by several different engines; four 3,300 pounds-force (15 kN) Pratt & Whitney JT12 turbojets, then Garrett TFE731 turbofans for a 44,500 pounds (20.2 t) MTOW, then two General Electric CF700 turbofans.
  The smaller, 17,760 pounds (8.06 t) MTOW North American Sabreliner, tailored to the USAF UTX requirement, first flew on 16 September 1958. Powered by two Pratt & Whitney JT12 turbojet engines then Garrett TFE731s, more than 800 were produced from 1959 to 1982.
  Designed in 1957 for the UCX requirement, the McDonnell 119 was delayed by the cancellation of the Fairchild J83 engine program, and first flew on 11 February 1959 powered by four Westinghouse J34 turbojets. The 119 was certified for a 45,328 pounds (20.6 t) MTOW with four Pratt & Whitney JT12 or General Electric CF700 engines, but no firm orders were received, and only the single prototype was completed.
caption: The Lockheed JetStar is the earliest business jet with a center aisle
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