Air Enthusiast 1997-03 / B.Walters - Nearly, but not Quite

The attempt to supply the USAF with a crew readiness trainer in the shape of the CL-53 was no more successful than the earlier CL-42/CL-60. Similar in layout to other executive aircraft in this class, the CL-53 did not progress as a bizjet either, although it was one of the first to be proposed as a trijet.