Hawker 800
Raytheon Hawker 800XP of NetJets Europe
Role	Mid-size business jet
Manufacturer	Hawker Beechcraft (since 2007) Raytheon (1993-2007) British Aerospace (1977-1993) Hawker Siddeley (to 1977)
Designed by	de Havilland
First flight	1983-06-26
Developed from	British Aerospace BAe 125

The Hawker 800 is a mid-size twin-engine corporate aircraft. It is a development of the British Aerospace BAe 125, and is currently assembled by Hawker Beechcraft.

Contents 1 Development 2 Design 2.1 Military variants 3 Variants 4 Operators 4.1 Military operators 4.2 Civil operators 5 Notable accidents and incidents 6 Specifications (Hawker 850XP) 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Development

The Hawker 800 is a derivative of the de Havilland 125. The British Aerospace Board sanctioned the programme to improve the, then current and strongly selling, BAe 125 700 series in April 1981. By May 1983 the new aircraft was ready for its first test flight.

The 800 series has a number of modifications and changes over the 700; most noticeable was the redesigned cockpit windscreen. Accompanying this are a modified rear fuselage fairing as well as a glass cockpit and uprated (from 3,700 to 4,300 lb) Garrett TFE731-5R-1H engines. British Aerospace also improved the wing by incorporating new outer wing sections. This helped to reduce drag and improve aerodynamic efficiency.

The 800 series would become a sales success. From the first BAe 125 flight in August 1961 it took nineteen years until the 500th airframe was sold. In a little over five years British Aerospace were registering the 200th sale of the 800 series.

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 (190 km). 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] Design

The Hawker 800 is similar to most modern airframes in requiring sub-assemblies to be constructed away from the final point of manufacture. The fuselage sections, wings and control surfaces are manufactured and assembled in the UK in a combination of Hawker Beechcraft's own facility and those owned by Airbus UK, which inherited much of BAE System's civil aircraft manufacturing capacity. These sections are partially fitted out and installed with control surfacing and major systems before being shipped to Hawker Beechcraft's main manufacturing site in Wichita, Kansas for final assembly, fitting out and testing.

[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 Republic of Korea Air Force calls them RC-800s, and they are based at Seongnam.^[2]

Japan uses a maritime search and rescue variant of the Hawker 800. It is designated U-125A in Japan Air Self-Defense Force 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.^[3]

[edit] Variants

• Hawker 750
• Hawker 800
• Hawker 800XP
• Hawker 850XP
• Hawker 900XP
• U-125
• RC-800

[edit] Operators

[edit] Military operators

 Japan

• Japan Air Self-Defense Force

 Republic of Korea

• Republic of Korea Air Force: First introduction Time : 2001

 Brazil

• Brazilian Air Force

[edit] Civil operators

• NetJets Europe
• SUN-AIR of Scandinavia A/S [1]
• Aurela
• Corporate Flight Management
• Canal Air
• Executive Aircraft Services
• Hangzhou Daoyuan Group
• Deer Jet
• Elite Air
• ExecuJet Europe
• Gestair
• Doysa Air
• Jet Flight West Corp.
• Elbe Air
• Alafia Jet
• Alkan Air
• etc

 China

• Deer Jet,Hainan Airlines - 4 Hawker 800XP, 2 Hawker 850XP and 1 Hawker 900XP are in service in Deerjet based at Beijing.Deerjet is a branch of Hainan Airlines(HNA)
• Shanghai Airlines - 1 Hawker 800XP is in service in Shanghai Airlines based at Shanghai.

[edit] Notable accidents and incidents

• A Hawker 800 crashed on July 31, 2008, while preparing to land at the regional airport in Owatonna, Minnesota. The crash killed eight people, including casino and construction executives.^[4]

[edit] Specifications (Hawker 850XP)

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

• Maximum speed: 448 kts (514 mph) 830 km/h
• Cruise speed: 402 kts (463 mph) 745 km/h
• Range: 2,642 nm (4,893 km)
• Service ceiling: 41,000 ft (12,497 m)

[edit] See also

Related development

• BAe 125/Hawker 1000
  

Comparable aircraft

• Cessna Citation Sovereign
• Dassault Falcon 20
• Gulfstream G100
• Learjet 60
  

Related lists

• List of civil aircraft
  

[edit] References

• Gunston, Bill. Hawker: The story of the 125. (Airworthy Publications International Limited, 1996, ISBN 0-952-8845-0X)

[edit] External links

• Hawker Official product page
• Hawker 800XP Jet specifications and performance data
• For a complete list of Hawker 125 variants

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