Canadian military Lear's - armed and dangerous?
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Canadian military Lear's - armed and dangerous?
OK. I'm stumped. I saw what appeared to be two grey Lear's in Canadian military markings with hardpoints and some munitions. Are these some sort of trainer or did I mix something in my coffee besides creamer?
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They were probably those belonging to Phoenix Air Group, a civilian defense contactor who provides 'targets' for training flights. The ones I've seen were camo grey, but I didn't notice any hardpoints.
There was this one - perhaps not the one Pigboat is referring to, but it certainly overheated! And I suspect the elk was a total loss too.
www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=20021205X05569&ntsbno=SEA03LA010&akey=1
www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=20021205X05569&ntsbno=SEA03LA010&akey=1
'Four Two, yeah that's the one. There was another Lear that crashed in California or someplace I believe, that had a rear bay overheat or a battery runaway. Got the two of them confused. 
