Beechjet 400

Aircraft Information
> Aircraft Make: Beechcraft (or Hawker, or British Aerospace) Model: 400 Nickname: Beechjet
> Aircraft Mil Civ Description: Business Jet
> FAA Category and Class: Airplane Multi-engine Land
> Engine Description: Twin jet

Aircraft Experience
> As of: 9/2/2021
> Number of Hours Flown: 10
> Number of Times Flown: 5
> Other Aircraft Models Associated: Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond, USAF T-1 Jayhawk, Nextant 400XT

First Flown Information
> Sequence First Flown: 121
> Date First Flown: 4/11/2002
> Location First Flown: Beech Field, Wichita, KS (KBEC)
> Who and/or What Organization First Flown With: Beechcraft Flight Test

Recollections: All my flying in the Beechjet were done on projects while working for the FAA as a test pilot in Wichita, KS.  The tests involved VHF radios, Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), and a new type of paint for the radome on the front of the airplane.   This airplane, which was originally designed by a Japanese company–Mitsubishi–in 1978, was produced until 2009 by a variety of manufacturers, the last being Hawker Beechcraft.  

The plane flew honestly and I could see why the USAF had selected it as their “big airplane pilot” training jet.