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Originally Posted by photon
A Learjet 36 has two engines, each of which can generate 3500lbs of thrust. The max speed is 540 miles per hour, or 47520 feet per minute. 7000lbs over 47520 feet in one minute is 332.6 million lb-ft per minute. 1 horsepower is 33,000 lb-ft per minute, so the Learjet 36 takes 10,000 equivalent horsepower to move it through the air at max speed.
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Funny you should mention a Learjet 36..
This is the plane that I'm working with (currently in Little Rock)
