Civil aviation profile prints. Available poster options: Design / Dark Theme / Plain background; Size Panorama (914×305 mm / 36"×12"); Size Standard (610×305 mm / 24"×12").
Learjet 25 Clay Lacy Aviation
Registration: N564CL Type: Learjet 25D Engines: 2 × GE CJ610-8 Serial Number: 25-060 First flight: 1970
Clay Lacy Aviation, founded in 1968 by aviation pioneer Clay Lacy, transformed private jet charters from Van Nuys Airport, becoming a leader in business aviation. The Learjet Learjet 25 N564CL, a key aircraft in its early fleet, epitomized innovation with its Astrovision camera system, enabling iconic aerial cinematography for films like Top Gun, Firefox (1982), and The Concorde... Airport '79. Notably, N564CL starred in David Copperfield’s 1981 TV special, The Magic of David Copperfield IV: The Vanishing Airplane, where it famously disappeared in a groundbreaking illusion. Clay Lacy, often piloting himself, conducted aerial photography for the aerospace industry.