Hawker 4000

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.Jerram 2004, p. 31.

The first prototype made its maiden flight on August 11, 2001,Jerram 2004, p. 33. with the second prototype and third prototypes making their maiden flights on May 10 and July 31, 2002.Jerram 2004, p. 35. It made its public debut in November 2002 when a development aircraft was displayed at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention. 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.{{cite news| last =Trautvetter| first =Chad| title =Another Delay for the Hawker 4000| publisher =Aviation International News| date =February 2006| url =http://www.ainonline.com/ain-and-ainalerts/aviation-international-news/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/another-delay-for-the-hawker-4000/| archive-url =https://archive.today/20120729213149/http://www.ainonline.com/ain-and-ainalerts/aviation-international-news/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/another-delay-for-the-hawker-4000/| url-status =dead| archive-date =July 29, 2012| access-date =May 1, 2009}}

The Hawker 4000 was 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.{{cite web| title = Raytheon Aircraft Company Completes Hawker 4000 Function and Reliability Testing| publisher=Raytheon| date = June 1, 2006| url = http://raytheon.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=469&pagetemplate=release| access-date = May 1, 2009}} During September 2005, a prototype underwent testing at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.{{Cite web |url=http://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/chamber.html?c=y&page=1 |title=Torture Chamber | Military Aviation | Air & Space Magazine |access-date=January 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021065404/http://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/chamber.html?c=y&page=1 |archive-date=October 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} 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.{{cite web| title = Raytheon Aircraft Company Obtains Hawker 4000 Type Certification| publisher=Raytheon| date = November 21, 2006| url = http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=149999&TICK=RTN&STORY=/www/story/11-21-2006/0004479058&EDATE=Nov+21,+2006| access-date = May 1, 2009 }}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.deagel.com/Business-Jets/Hawker-4000_a000066003.aspx |title=Deagel.com |date=May 28, 2008}} and{{cite news |url=https://money.cnn.com/2008/08/14/lifestyle/hawker_mag_review.fortune/index.htm?section=money_lifestyle |title=Fortune.com, Sue Zesiger Callaway |date=August 17, 2008 |publisher=CNN}} 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 was the first aircraft in its class to use carbon composite construction.{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-184998944.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103094556/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-184998944.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 3, 2012 |title= Hawker Beechcraft Delivers Hawker 4000 to Jack DeBoer |publisher = Highbeam.com |date=September 9, 2008}}

The Hawker 4000 received its certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China in December 2009.{{cite web |url=http://blogs.kansas.com/aviation/2009/12/10/hawker-4000-receives-certification-in-china/ |title=Kansas.com, Molly McMillin |date=December 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721185833/http://blogs.kansas.com/aviation/2009/12/10/hawker-4000-receives-certification-in-china/ |archive-date=July 21, 2011 |df=mdy-all }} In February 2010, Hawker Beechcraft delivered its first Hawker 4000 to a customer in mainland China.{{cite web |url=http://blogs.kansas.com/aviation/2010/02/23/hawker-beechcraft-delivers-first-hawker-4000-to-china/ |title=Kansas.com, Molly McMillin |date=February 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100226131359/http://blogs.kansas.com/aviation/2010/02/23/hawker-beechcraft-delivers-first-hawker-4000-to-china/ |archive-date=February 26, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ainalerts/2013-05-16/beech-readies-sell-hawker-jet-division|title=Beech Readies to Sell Hawker Jet Division|access-date=May 18, 2013|archive-date=June 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607062445/http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ainalerts/2013-05-16/beech-readies-sell-hawker-jet-division|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Hawker4000SellOffOkayed_207836-1.html|title = Hawker 4000 Sell-Off OKed|date = December 12, 2012}}

By 2018, 2008-2010 Hawker 4000s were priced around $4 million, at the engines’ scrap value.{{cite magazine |url= https://www.ainonline.com/sites/default/files/full-issues/ain_1218.pdf |title= For many models, market hitting the apex |magazine= Aviation International News |author= Mark Huber |date= December 2018 |pages= 20–21, 24 |access-date= December 27, 2018 |archive-date= December 27, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181227181555/https://www.ainonline.com/sites/default/files/full-issues/ain_1218.pdf |url-status= dead }}

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The Hawker 4000 can be outfitted to seat ten people. The aircraft's carbon composite construction gives it more interior space than many jets in its class.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} Interior standing room is an average of six feet.{{cite web| title =Hawker 4000-Cabin Tour| publisher =Hawker Beechcraft| url =http://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/hawker/aircraft/hawker_4000/cabin_tour.aspx| access-date =May 1, 2009| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090429052003/http://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/hawker/aircraft/hawker_4000/cabin_tour.aspx| archive-date =April 29, 2009| df =mdy-all}} This composite construction also makes the aircraft lighter than a standard aluminum structure, allowing a maximum range of 3,445 nautical miles, and a service ceiling of {{convert|45000|ft|m}}.{{cite web| title =Hawker 4000-Performance| publisher =Hawker Beechcraft| url =http://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/hawker/aircraft/hawker_4000/performance.aspx| access-date =May 1, 2009| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090505194101/http://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/hawker/aircraft/hawker_4000/performance.aspx| archive-date =May 5, 2009| df =mdy-all}} The flight deck features a Honeywell Primus Epic avionics suite with EICAS, FADEC and autothrottle.

{{Aircraft specs

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|ref= Flight International.{{cite web |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/assets/getAsset.aspx?ItemID=14999 |title= Super Mid-Size Jets |work= Flight International }}

|crew=2 pilots

|capacity=8 passengers typical, 14 maximum and 15,225 lb (6,906 kg) useful load

|length ft=69

|length in=2

|length m=21.08

|span ft=61

|span in=9

|span m=18.82

|height ft=19

|height in=7

|height m= 5.97

|empty weight lb=22275

|empty weight kg=10104

|max takeoff weight lb=39500

|max takeoff weight kg=17917

|more general=

• Cabin length: 25 ft / 7.62 m
• Cabin width: 6 ft 6 in / 1.97 m
• Cabin Height: 6 ft / 1.83 m
• Max Landing Weight: 33,500 lb / 15,195 kg
• Payload with full fuel: 2625 lb / 1190 kg
• Fuel capacity: {{#expr:15225-625}} lb / {{#expr:6906-283}} kg

|eng1 name= Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308A

|eng1 type=turbofan

|eng1 number=2

|eng1 lbf=6900

|eng1 kn=30.69

|cruise speed kts=470

|cruise speed kmh=870

|range nmi=3,341

|range km=6,188

|ceiling ft=45000

|ceiling m= 13716

|more performance=

• Take off distance: 4,509 ft / 1,374 m
• Landing distance: 2,916 ft / 889 m

}}

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|related=

|similar aircraft=

• Bombardier Challenger 300
• Cessna Citation X
• Dassault Falcon 2000
• Embraer Legacy 600
• Gulfstream G280

|lists=

• List of civil aircraft

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;Notes

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;Bibliography

• {{cite journal|last=Jerram|first=Mike|title=Window On The Horizon|journal=Air International|date=October 2004|volume=67|issue=4|issn=0306-5634}}

{{Commons category}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928142205/http://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/hawker/aircraft/hawker_4000/ Hawker 4000 on the Hawker Beechcraft website]
• [http://www.talonairjets.com/press/Hawker%204000%20Adam.pdf Hawker Beechcraft Delivers First Hawker 4000] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128082910/http://talonairjets.com/press/Hawker%204000%20Adam.pdf |date=November 28, 2010 }}

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