Raytheon Hawker 4000 Super mid-size corporate jet
( 9 seats )
Raytheon's Hawker Horizon is an all new 'super mid-size' corporate air charter. It has been built using composite materials, which is a first for an aircraft in this category, which has a benefit to the overall performance and range of the aircraft. With full standing headroom, galley, full washroom and large luggage hold this aircraft is a good choice on transcontinental flights.
The Hawker 4000, originally known as the Hawker Horizon, is a super-midsize business jet developed by Hawker Beechcraft (formerly Raytheon Aircraft Company).
Development[edit]
Raytheon announced a new business jet in November 1996 as a larger aircraft than the existing Hawker 1000 that formed the top of Raytheon's jet range. The design, then known as the Hawker Horizon, was intended to fly in 1999, with certification and initial customer deliveries planned for 2001.[2]
The first prototype made its maiden flight on August 11, 2001,[3] with the second prototype and third prototypes making their maiden flights on May 10 and July 31, 2002.[4] It made its public debut in November 2002 when a development aircraft was displayed at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention.[4] As of March 2007 orders totaled more than 130 aircraft, with deliveries scheduled to begin in June 2008. On December 2, 2005 NetJets signed an order for 50 of the new aircraft, the largest single commercial order in the history of Raytheon Aircraft.[5]
The Hawker 4000 is being certified to FAA FAR Part 25 standards, which places a five-year time limit on certification of a new transport category aircraft. The 4000 completed Function and Reliability Tests on May 25, 2006.[6] During September 2005, a prototype underwent testing at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.[7] However, since the Part 25 five-year window expired May 31, 2006, the company filed an extension request to head off the possibility that the certification program would need to restart from the beginning. On November 21, 2006, the company announced that the 4000 had received its FAA type certification.[8]
In May 2008, BJETS completed an order for ten Hawker 4000 business jets from Hawker Beechcraft Corporation. The contract value including all options exercised was said to be in excess of $330 million. The deal was announced at EBACE on May 20, 2008.[9] and[10]
Following the BJETS order, Hawker Beechcraft delivered its Hawker 4000 super-midsized business jet to customer Jack P. DeBoer during a special ceremony at the company's Customer Delivery Center in Wichita, Kan. At the time, the Hawker 4000 played an important role in a new era for general aviation, as it is first in its class to be based on its composite construction.[11]
The Hawker 4000 received its certification in China from the Civil Aviation Administration of China in December 2009.[12]
In February 2010, Hawker Beechcraft delivered its first Hawker 4000 business jet into mainland China. The jet was said to be based at the Beijing Capital International Airport.[13]
Design[edit]
The Hawker 4000 can be outfitted to seat ten people in a comfortable cabin configuration. This is partially due to the aircraft's carbon composite construction, which gives it more interior space than many jets in its class. Interior standing room is an average of six feet.[14] This composite construction also makes the aircraft much lighter than a standard aluminum structure, allowing a maximum range of 3,445 nautical miles, and a service ceiling of 45,000 feet (14,000 m).[15] The flight deck features a Honeywell Primus Epic avionics suite with EICAS, FADEC and autothrottle.
Demise[edit]
As of May 2013, Hawker-Beechcraft is offering its jet division, including the Hawker 4000 project, for sale. The company intends to focus on propeller-driven aircraft; leaving the future of the Hawker 4000 up to an eventual buyer. [16] [17]
Specifications[edit]
General characteristics
Crew: 2 pilots
Capacity: 8 passengers typical, 12 maximum
Length: 69 ft 2 in (21.1 m)
Wingspan: 61 ft 9 in (18.8 m)
Height: 19 ft 7 in (6.0 m)
Empty weight: 23,500 lb (10,659 kg)
Loaded weight: 26,000 lb (11,793 kg)
Useful load: 16,200 lb (7,348 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 39,500 lb (17,917 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308A turbofan, 6,900 lbf / ISA + 22 °C () each
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 0.84 (482 kn)
Cruise speed: Mach 0.82 (470 kn)
Range: 3,280 NM (6,075 km)
Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (13,716 m)
See also[edit]
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
Bombardier Challenger 300
Cessna Citation Columbus
Dassault Falcon 50
Embraer Legacy 600 / 650
Gulfstream G200
Related lists
List of civil aircraft
Business Jets - The Raytheon Hawker 4000
The Hawker 4000 is an all-new super mid size corporate jet built by the Raytheon Aircraft Company. It was originally announced under the name of Hawker Horizon in 1996, but didn't debut until November 2005.
The Horizon's design is based upon the philosophy of combining the earlier Hawkers' popular characteristics with new advanced technologies, so it was deliberately designed to look, feel and fly like a Hawker.
The 4000 follows the line of the previous Hawker 1000, but compared to its predecessor, the Horizon has a wider, slightly longer fuselage with a flat floor, a cabin with stand up headroom and a heavier maximum takeoff weight. The Horizon features an all-composite fuselage built in three sections and manufactured using the automated fiber placement technology developed for the Premier I, which was a parallel project that Raytheon was working on at the time. The empennage features an aluminum sub structure and carbon fiber skin.
The carbon composite construction used in the Horizon gives it more interior space than many jets in its class. This composite construction also makes the aircraft much lighter than a standard aluminum structure, allowing a maximum range of 3,445 nautical miles, and a service ceiling of 45,000 ft.
The flight deck systems feature a Primus Epic flight control system and flight management system. The navigation suite consists of a dual VHF omni directional radio navigation system, dual distance measuring equipment, dual inertial navigation system, dual global positioning system, an electronic ground proximity warner, a TCAS II terrain collision avoidance system and a Primus 880 color weather radar.
The Hawker 4000 is powered by 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308A turbofans, resulting in a 0.82 Mach cruising speed and a maximum speed of 0.84 Mach. The fuselage has a length of 69 ft 2 in, a wingspan of 61 ft 9 in and a height of 19 ft 7 in. The empty weight is 23,500 lb.
The aircraft is also equipped with twin-wheeled hydraulically retractable tricycle-type Messier-Dowty landing gear, which are fitted with hydraulically operated, digitally controlled carbon disc brakes and an electronic anti-skid system.
The Hawker 4000 has a crew of two pilots and can be typically set to accommodate eight people in a comfortable cabin configuration, arranged with four pairs of club chairs with writing tables. Additional cabin configurations are available, supporting a maximum capacity of 12 passengers.
The cabin air conditioning and pressurization system is digitally controlled. Cabin pressurization at a cruising altitude of 43,000 ft can be maintained at the equivalent of 6,000 ft altitude compared to 8,000 ft on conventional aircraft.
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