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2. Beginnings

Authors : Peter G. Hamel, Gary D. Park

Published in: The Learjet History

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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The Learjet success story started in Switzerland. It is a dramatic chapter in aviation history how Switzerland built its own fighter jets. Today, it has almost been forgotten that Switzerland once had all the prerequisites to build such fighter planes within the country.

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Title: Beginnings
Authors: Peter G. Hamel
Gary D. Park
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: The Learjet History
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-06030-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-06031-1

Copyright Year: 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06031-1_2

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