HAWKER Briefing Sheet

RARE AIR January 2020

HAWKER 800 SERIES – BRIEFING SHEET

The most popular models of the Hawker 800 series, delivery of which began in 1983, are the 800A/B (the “A” for the American market and the “B” for everywhere else) and the 800XP. The 800A was the first of the 800 series. Still a popular aircraft to this day, the 800A has a normal cruise speed of about 424 knots and a range of about 2,415 nautical miles. Its AlliedSignal TFE731-5R-1H engines, while less powerful than the 800XP’s, also burn less fuel, making it slightly cheaper to fly. Next in line was the 800SP, which is simply an 800A with Hawker Aviation Partners winglets.

Compared to the earlier 700 Series, the 800s have an increased wingspan, streamlined nose, tailfin extension and increased fuel capacity. It was the first corporate jet to feature an EFIS cockpit, upgraded engines.

Series 800XP

Hawker moved on to the 800XP model in 1995. The XP’s cabin remained identical to the 800A’s, although the XP model was equipped with an external baggage compartment with room for 45 cubic feet of luggage. Hawker replaced the engines with slightly more powerful AlliedSignal TFE731-5BR1H turbofan engines, with 4,660 lbf (20.7 kN) of thrust each, increasing its normal cruise speed to almost 430 knots while improving its range by about 200 nautical miles to 2,600. The 800XP’s runway performance was also improved significantly. It requires only 2,280 feet to land and 5,030 to take-off at sea level, compared to 2,800 and 5,600 for the 800A.

In 2002, Hawker began equipping its 800 series (serial number 567 and up) with Rockwell Collins’ ProLine 21 avionics system, as opposed to the Dual Collins Proline system found on previous models.

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Series 800XPi

At the same time as they began production of the 850XP, Hawker announced the 800XPi. The 800XPi is identical to the 850XP, equipped with the 850XP’s redesigned interior, upgraded avionics and a cabin management system, but doesn’t come with Hawker winglets. 800XPis are often listed incorrectly as 850XPs.

Series 800XP2

800XP with retro fitted Aviation Partners winglets. Many XPs are now really XP2s.

Series 850XP

The 850XP, first delivered in 2006, is very similar to the 800XP. The 850XP, however, comes equipped with Hawker winglets that extend its range by about 100 nautical miles to 2,700. It also comes equipped with the upgraded ProLine 21 avionics system and a redesigned interior featuring a new cabin management system.

Production of the 800 series ended in 2013.

Series 900XP

850XP with Honeywell TFE731-50R engines (increased hot/high performance and longer range). Modifications to the avionics.

Series 750

In 2008, Hawker Beechcraft began delivering both the Hawker 750 and 900XP. The 900XP is similar to the 850XP, but comes with Honeywell’s improved TFE731-50R engines, which increase its range from 2,700 to 2,900 while also slightly improving upon its cruise speed and take-off and climb performance. Both the 750 and 900XP models also come equipped with the next-gen Airshow 21 cabin management system.

The Hawker 750 is similar to the 900XP but comes at a lower price point. The 750 has Honeywell’s less powerful Honeywell TFE731-5BR engines found on previous models but comes equipped with a heated external baggage compartment that holds 500 pounds of luggage, which none of its 800- series siblings have. The addition of the baggage compartment, however, required the removal of a fuel tank, reducing its range from 2,900 nautical miles to 2,200, which is the shortest of the 800 series aircraft. Winglets are optional.

Series 1000

The Hawker 1000s have a 2ft 9in fuselage stretch, seating up to 15 people, and increased fuel capacity and Pratt & Whitney Canada PW-305 turbofans with 5,200 lbf (23 kN) thrust each. The became known as the Hawker 1000 after 1994. Production of the 1000 series ended in 1997.

Upgrades

In 2011, Hawker Beechcraft announced STC approval of the Hawker 800XPR, an upgrade package for the 800XP, available exclusively from Hawker Beechcraft, that adds Honeywell’s TFE731-50R engines (found on the 900XP) and Hawker winglets that increase its range by about 100 nautical miles. Optional avionics and interior upgrades, as well as a custom paint scheme were also available as part of the 800XPR upgrade package.

Military

For military purposes, Hawker Beechcraft designed the U-125A, a search-and-rescue (S&R) variant of the 800. It comes equipped with larger windows and custom equipment for flares, rafts and other emergency equipment. The U-125A is also more resistant to salt-water corrosion.

Hawker Beechcraft also created the RC-800, a military variant of the 800XP used for surveillance purposes, for the South Korean Air Force.

The C-29, another military variant of the 800, was used for a short time by the United States Air Force for combat flight inspection and navigational purposes. The United States designated their combat flight inspection and navigation mission aircraft the C-19A, which participated in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm during the First Gulf War.

The Japanese Air Self Defence Force versions are designated U-125. These aircraft are similar to the C-29A. The S&R version is U-125A and are equipped with the APS-134LW radar system.

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