Aircraft Information
> Aircraft Make: British Aerospace/Hawker Model: 800 Nickname: Hawker 800
> 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: 13
> Number of Times Flown: 4
> Other Aircraft Models Associated: HS-125-700, 700A
First Flown Information
> Sequence First Flown: 130
> Date First Flown: 9/16/2002
> Location First Flown: Lincoln, Nebraska Airport (KLNK)
> Who and/or What Organization First Flown With: Duncan Aviation
Recollections: This airplane design has had more companies and names than most, probably an indication of how good a plane it is that it lives thru mergers and acquisitions. The “Hawker 800” (one name) was originally designed by the de Havilland company, later acquired by Hawker Siddeley, then British Aerospace, then Raytheon (where I came to know it) and finally Hawker Beechcraft. Initially designated the DH.125 “Jet Dragon”, it was later changed to the HS-125…the official designation which remained throughout it’s production.
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I flew it on 3 different projects during my time with the FAA in Wichita, on avionics-related modifications.
To be honest, my memories of flying the airplane match that of my more frequent flights in another “Hawker”…the Hawker 4000 Horizon. In both cases, it was clear to me that Flying Qualities were a prime aspect of the design…every Hawker I’ve ever flown flew like a DREAM, the “800” being no exception.
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