Hawker 800

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Hawker 800

A Hawker 800
Type Mid-size business jet
Manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft (since 2007)
Raytheon (1993-2007)
British Aerospace (1977-1993)
Hawker Siddeley (to 1977)
Designed by de Havilland
Maiden flight 1962-08-13
Developed from British Aerospace BAe 125
A Hawker 800SP
A Hawker 800SP
A Hawker 800 on the tarmac
A Hawker 800 on the tarmac

The Hawker 800 is a mid-size twin-engine corporate aircraft. Originally designed and manufactured by British Aerospace as the BAe 125, it is currently manufactured by Hawker Beechcraft.

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[edit] Design and development

The Hawker was originally designed as the DH 125 by de Havilland in 1961. It was acquired by Hawker Siddeley in 1963 and became the HS 125, and later acquired by British Aerospace in 1977 where it was the BAe 125. Then in 1993 Raytheon acquired British Aerospace Corporate Jets Ltd (which became Raytheon Corporate Jets), and they began marketing this aircraft as the Hawker 800.

In 1994 Beech Aircraft (which was also controlled by Raytheon) merged with Raytheon Corporate Jets to form Raytheon Aircraft. In March 2007, Raytheon Aircraft Company was sold to Hawker Beechcraft Corp., a company formed and controlled by GS Capital Partners (an affiliate of Goldman Sachs) and Onex Partners of Canada.

The current version is identified as the Hawker 850XP and was certified for operation in March 2006. The 850XP is identical to the 800XP except that it includes winglets which have extended its operating range by 100 nautical miles. This version also incorporates upgraded avionics and a redesigned interior. The Hawker 850XP essentially fills the gap left behind by the Hawker 1000 when production of that aircraft ceased.

Two new variants were announced in October 2006 for future deliveries[1]:

  • The Hawker 750, in which the ventral fuel tank is replaced by an externally-accessed baggage pannier, which reduces range slightly.
  • The Hawker 900XP, using new Honeywell TFE731-50BR engines for increased range

[edit] Variants

[edit] Military variants

A military version of the Hawker 800 is in use by South Korea for tactical reconnaissance, surveillance and SIGINT (SIGnals INTelligence) tasks, and 8 specially-equipped aircraft were delivered in 2000. The ROKAF calls them RC-800s, and they are based at Seongnam. [1]

Japan uses a maritime search and rescue variant of the Hawker 800. It is designated U-125A in JASDF service. This variant has large observation windows, a flare and marker-buoy dispenser system, life-raft and emergency equipment dropping system and enhanced salt water corrosion prevention. The aircraft also has a Toshiba 360-degree search radar, melco thermal imaging equipment and other military communications equipment for its mission. [2]

[edit] Specifications (Hawker 850XP)

A Hawker 850XP takes off
A Hawker 850XP takes off
A Hawker 850XP takes off
A Hawker 850XP takes off

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2 pilots
  • Capacity: 8 passengers typical, 13 maximum
  • Length: 51 ft 2 in (15.6 m)
  • Wingspan: 54 ft 4 in (16.5 m)
  • Height: 18 ft 1 in (5.5 m)
  • Empty weight: 15,670 lb (7,108 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 28,000 lb (12,701 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2× Honeywell TFE731-5BR turbofan, 4660 lbf () each

Performance


[edit] See also

Related development

Comparable aircraft

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[edit] References

  1. ^ url=http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/south-korea-spends-200m-on-rc800-fleet-maintenance-ground-stations-02603/
  2. ^ url=http://www.fas.org/irp/program/collect/u-125.htm

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