Object

White House Learjet (Executive Learjet)

A compact, military-marked Learjet with a polished aluminum fuselage and USAF insignia near the tail, twin turbofan engines idling on the tarmac. The executive cabin is narrow with leather‑clad seats, low overhead service panels, and a deployed airstair; staff cluster at the doorway as LEO orders the jet readied for an immediate extraction.

2 appearances

Purpose

Rapid personnel transport and emergency extraction: to fly small White House teams quickly to field locations for urgent operational responses.

Significance

Acts as the physical instrument that turns a political emergency into immediate action: Leo's command to launch the Lear propels the rescue mission, signals White House authority and urgency, and makes the crisis personal as Sam and Toby rush to free the nominee.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S1E15 · Celestial Navigation

Mendoza Arrest — A Racial Stop Becomes a White House Emergency

The Air Force Lear jet is invoked by Leo as the immediate transport resource: motor running and available to move White House staff to Westchester quickly. It functions as the administration's muscle — converting political will into kinetic action and compressing time for a rescue.

Before: On the tarmac, engines idling and standing by for a rapid call — operationally ready.

After: Assigned to the mission to carry Sam and Toby (and possibly others) to Westchester County airport to begin the ground extraction.

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S1E15 · Celestial Navigation

Toby Forces a Field Rescue — Politics Becomes Personal

The Air Force Lear jet is invoked as an immediate logistical resource — Leo reports its motor is running and authorizes staff to use it to move personnel rapidly to Westchester. Narratively, the jet transforms talk into action, signaling federal reach and urgency.

Before: Positioned and ready with motor running, stationed under Air Force/Cromwell control but available to the White House.

After: Assigned/earmarked for the emergency transport; prepared to carry Sam (and potentially others) to Westchester County airport for onward travel.

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