Hawker 800

Hawker (British Aerospace) · United Kingdom · first flew 1983 · light aircraft

The Hawker 800 is a midsize British twinjet, the long-running development of the de Havilland/Hawker Siddeley 125 series and one of the best-selling business jets of its class.

Recognition (WEFT)

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Spot it by:

• Rear-mounted twin turbofans with a low-set conventional swept tailplane
• Distinctive deep oval windscreen and rounded fuselage of the BAe 125 lineage
• Low swept wing, later examples carrying winglets

Unlike most rear-engined rivals, the Hawker carries a low-set conventional swept tailplane rather than a T-tail. Note the deep curved windscreen and the rounded 125-family fuselage.

Specifications

• The Hawker 800 has a length of 15.6 m (51 ft).
• It has a wingspan of 16.56 m (54 ft).
• Its maximum speed is 845 km/h (525 mph).
• Typical crew: 2 pilots.

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History

First flown in 1983 as the BAe 125-800, it refined the 125 line with a redesigned wing, curved windscreen and more power. Built by British Aerospace, then Raytheon and Hawker Beechcraft, it evolved into the popular 800XP with TFE731 engines.

Variants

The family includes the 800A, the improved 800XP and 800XPi, and the stretched, more powerful Hawker 900XP. Special-mission versions served military and surveillance roles.

Where you'll see it

A genuinely British design, the Hawker 800 is a familiar midsize charter type at Farnborough, Biggin Hill and Luton. Many remain on UK and European registers for corporate work, and the type traces its roots to Hatfield and Chester.

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