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Hawker 4000
The Hawker 4000, originally known as the Hawker Horizon,
Hawker 4000 Horizon
is a super-midsize business jet developed by Hawker Beechcraft
(formerly Raytheon Aircraft Company).

Contents
Development
Design
Specifications
See also
Role Business jet
References
External links Manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft
Raytheon Aircraft Company
First flight 11 August 2001
Development Status Active Service

Raytheon announced a new business jet in November 1996 as a Produced 2011-2013

larger aircraft than the existing Hawker 1000 that formed the top Number built 73[1]
of Raytheon's jet range. The design, then known as the Hawker Unit cost US$22.91 million (2012)[2]
Horizon, was intended to fly in 1999, with certification and initial
customer deliveries planned for 2001.[3]

The first prototype made its maiden flight on August 11, 2001,[4] with the second prototype and third prototypes making
their maiden flights on May 10 and July 31, 2002.[5] It made its public debut in November 2002 when a development
aircraft was displayed at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7] During
September 2005, a prototype underwent testing at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.[8]
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.[9]

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.[10] and[11] 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 be based on its composite construction.[12]

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The Hawker 4000 received its certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China in December 2009.[13] In
February 2010, Hawker Beechcraft delivered its first Hawker 4000 to a customer in mainland China.[14]

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.[15][16]

Design
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.
Interior standing room is an average of six feet.[17] 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 45,000 feet (14,000 m).[18] The flight deck features a Honeywell
Primus Epic avionics suite with EICAS, FADEC and autothrottle.

Cabin of a Hawker 4000

Specifications
Data from Flight International[19]

General characteristics

Crew: 2 pilots
Capacity: 8 passengers typical, 14 maximum
Length: 69 ft 2 in (21.08 m)
Wingspan: 61 ft 9 in (18.82 m)
Height: 19 ft 7 in (5.97 m)
Empty weight: 22275 lb (10104 kg)
Useful load: 15,225 lb (6,906 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 37,500 lb (17,010 kg)
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: 625 lb / 283 kg
Fuel capacity: 14600 lb / 6623 kg
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308A turbofan, 6,900 lbf (30.69 kN) each
Performance

Cruise speed: 470 kts (IAS) (870 km/h)

Range: 3,341 nmi (6,188 km)
Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (13,716 m)
Take off: 4,509 ft / 1,374 m
Landing Distance: 2,916 ft / 889 m

See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

Bombardier Challenger 300

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Cessna Citation X
Dassault Falcon 50EX
Embraer Legacy 600 / 650
Gulfstream G200

Related lists

List of civil aircraft

References
Notes

1. "Hawker Beechcraft 4000 production list" (http://rzjets.net/aircraft/?typeid=292). rzjets.

2. "Operations Planning Guide" (http://awin.aviationweek.com/portals/awin/pdfs/BCAOpPlanningGuide/2012_Productio
n.pdf) (PDF). Business & Commercial Aviation. Aviation Week. August 2012.
3. Jerram 2004, p. 31.
4. Jerram 2004, p. 33.
5. Jerram 2004, p. 35.
6. Trautvetter, Chad (February 2006). "Another Delay for the Hawker 4000" (http://www.ainonline.com/ain-and-ainalerts/
aviation-international-news/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/another-delay-for-the-hawker-4000/). Aviation
International News. Retrieved May 1, 2009.
7. "Raytheon Aircraft Company Completes Hawker 4000 Function and Reliability Testing" (http://raytheon.mediaroom.co
m/index.php?s=43&item=469&pagetemplate=release). Raytheon. June 1, 2006. Retrieved May 1, 2009.
8. http://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/chamber.html?c=y&page=1
9. "Raytheon Aircraft Company Obtains Hawker 4000 Type Certification" (http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stori
es.pl?ACCT=149999&TICK=RTN&STORY=/www/story/11-21-2006/0004479058&EDATE=Nov+21,+2006).
Raytheon. November 21, 2006. Retrieved May 1, 2009.
10. "Deagel.com" (http://www.deagel.com/Business-Jets/Hawker-4000_a000066003.aspx). May 28, 2008.
11. "Fortune.com, Sue Zesiger Callaway" (http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/14/lifestyle/hawker_mag_review.fortune/index.h
tm?section=money_lifestyle). CNN. August 17, 2008.
12. "Hawker Beechcraft Delivers Hawker 4000 to Jack DeBoer" (http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-184998944.html).
Highbeam.com. September 9, 2008.
13. "Kansas.com, Molly McMillin" (https://web.archive.org/web/20110721185833/http://blogs.kansas.com/aviation/2009/1
2/10/hawker-4000-receives-certification-in-china/). December 10, 2009. Archived from the original (http://blogs.kansa
s.com/aviation/2009/12/10/hawker-4000-receives-certification-in-china/) on July 21, 2011.
14. "Kansas.com, Molly McMillin" (https://web.archive.org/web/20100226131359/http://blogs.kansas.com/aviation/2010/0
2/23/hawker-beechcraft-delivers-first-hawker-4000-to-china/). February 23, 2010. Archived from the original (http://blo
gs.kansas.com/aviation/2010/02/23/hawker-beechcraft-delivers-first-hawker-4000-to-china/) on February 26, 2010.
15. http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ainalerts/2013-05-16/beech-readies-sell-hawker-jet-division
16. http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Hawker4000SellOffOkayed_207836-1.html
17. "Hawker 4000-Cabin Tour" (https://web.archive.org/web/20090429052003/http://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/hawker/
aircraft/hawker_4000/cabin_tour.aspx). Hawker Beechcraft. Archived from the original (http://www.hawkerbeechcraft.c
om/hawker/aircraft/hawker_4000/cabin_tour.aspx) on April 29, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2009.
18. "Hawker 4000-Performance" (https://web.archive.org/web/20090505194101/http://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/hawke
r/aircraft/hawker_4000/performance.aspx). Hawker Beechcraft. Archived from the original (http://www.hawkerbeechcr
aft.com/hawker/aircraft/hawker_4000/performance.aspx) on May 5, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2009.
19. "Super Mid-Size Jets" (https://www.flightglobal.com/assets/getAsset.aspx?ItemID=14999). Flight International.

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Bibliography

Jerram, Mike (October 2004). "Window On The Horizon". Air International. 67 (4). ISSN 0306-5634 (https://www.world
cat.org/issn/0306-5634).

External links
Hawker 4000 on the Hawker Beechcraft website (https://web.archive.org/web/20070928142205/http://www.hawkerbe
echcraft.com/hawker/aircraft/hawker_4000/)
Hawker Beechcraft Delivers First Hawker 4000 (http://www.talonairjets.com/press/Hawker%204000%20Adam.pdf)

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