Hawker Horizon
Raytheon Aircraft · USA · first flew 2001 · airliner
The Hawker Horizon, later renamed the Hawker 4000, was Raytheon's clean-sheet super-midsize business jet built around a composite fuselage and a metal wing.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, swept |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 2 × turbofan, fuselage-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Composite fuselage super-midsize |
| T — Tail | T-tail |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- Composite fuselage super-midsize
- Winglet-tipped swept wing
- T-tail with PW308 pods
Look for the large composite fuselage, winglet-tipped swept wing, and a T-tail with two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308A engines mounted on the rear fuselage.
Specifications
- The Hawker Horizon has a length of 21.1 m (69 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 18.8 m (62 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 891 km/h (554 mph).
- Typical crew: 2 pilots.
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History
Unveiled in 1996 and first flown on 11 August 2001, the Horizon aimed to blend a wide composite cabin with transcontinental range. Certification difficulties delayed service entry, and the aircraft was rebranded the Hawker 4000 before deliveries began in 2008.
Variants
The programme remained essentially a single model, evolving only in avionics and systems refinement as the Hawker 4000. Production ended in 2013 after roughly 73 aircraft.
Where you'll see it
The type saw limited corporate and charter use, including a handful of European-registered examples. Support challenges after Hawker Beechcraft's restructuring kept fleet numbers modest.
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