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TIL after cancellation of test flight on Dec 31, 1980 for technical issues, the first prototype of LearAvia Lear Fan aircraft made its maiden flight on Jan 1, 1981, officially recorded by sympathetic British govt officials as Dec 32, 1980 in order to secure govt funding that expired at end of 1980.

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