Hawker 400
The Hawker 400 is a light twin-engine business aircraft of the U.S. manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft, which was originally marketed by the former Beech Aircraft Corporation as Raytheon Beechjet 400.
History
The system, designed as a low-wing aircraft originally developed by Mitsubishi as a successor to the obsolete MU -2 and should come as a Mitsubishi MU -300 Diamond on the market. The Diamond 1 made its first flight in August 1978, the revised Diamond 2 on 20 June 1984. Served as drive two jet engines, Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D4.
After eleven Diamond 2 had been built, Mitsubishi sold the rights to the Raytheon subsidiary Beechcraft Beechjet now received for the 400 model called in May 1985, the FAA approval. Deliveries began in June 1986, now with two JT15D5 engines and other minor improvements.
1990 Beechjet 400A version came on the market. This model had a longer range, higher takeoff weight, a more luxurious interior and an EFIS cockpit.
For the U.S. Air Force created between 1992 and 1997 180 pieces T-1 Jayhawk, which were designed as training aircraft and which pilots for refueling and transport aircraft are trained. A further twelve Beechjet 400T went as training aircraft to the Japanese Air Force.
In 1993 Raytheon Hawker business jets from British Aerospace. The Beechjet 400 was subsequently renamed Hawker 400. The current version, the Hawker 400XP has been revised according to the model of the Hawker 800XP.
2008 Hawker 450XP for further development was announced. This is to be equipped with new avionics, new PW535D engines and new cabin interiors.
From 2013, the successor Hawker 400XPR will get its approval, which is equipped with fuel-efficient FJ44 -4A -32 engines.