12/31/2009. In December 1980, the Finnish AF ordered three "special mission" Learjet 35As. The Learjet 35A were equipped to carry out several specialist roles: target towing, sea patrol, mapping, oblique photography, air pollution control, air ambulance and rescue. The principal role of the 35A was target-towing.

Both banner and "hard" targets could be streamed from under wing hard points. For sea patrol the aircraft had a Litton APS-504 surveillance radar mounted in a belly pod for 360° sweep, and a door-mounted camera. Other equipment fits available for different roles included:

Low-light TV with video recording and scan converting.
Forward-looking infrared.
Multispectral line-scan with taped data storage and a hard copy printer.
Data processing computer with tape input/output and a graphic
    display.
Anti-submarine sonobuoy sonics processing, recording and
    transmission by data link.
Side-looking radar.
Electronic surveillance measures.
Long-range oblique photography and mapping cameras.
HF, VHF and UHF radio homers.
Searchlight.
Under-wing stores hard-points.
Hatch for air drops of rescue/survival equipment.

View also photo 9559.