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{{Infobox Aircraft
 |name = Hawker 800 
 |image = Image:Raytheon Hawker 800 HB-VLG.jpg
 |caption = A Hawker 800
 |type = Mid-size [[business jet]]
 |manufacturer = [[Hawker Beechcraft]] (since 2007) <br/>[[Raytheon]] (1993-2007) <br/>[[British Aerospace]] (1977-1993) <br/>[[Hawker Siddeley]] (to 1977)
 |designer = [[de Havilland]]
 |first flight = [[1962-08-13]]
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 |retired =
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 |produced=<!--years in production, e.g. 1970-1999, if still in active use but no longer built-->
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 |developed from = [[British Aerospace BAe 125]]
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[[Image:Hawker800SP N270HC 258020.jpg|thumb|right|A Hawker 800SP]]
[[Image:Raytheon.hawker.800.arp.750pix.jpg|thumb|A Hawker 800 on the tarmac]]

The '''Hawker 800''' is a mid-size twin-engine corporate aircraft. Originally designed and manufactured by [[British Aerospace]] as the [[BAe 125]], it is currently manufactured by [[Hawker Beechcraft]].

==Design and development==
The Hawker was originally designed as the DH 125 by de Havilland in 1961.  It was acquired by Hawker Siddeley in 1963 and became the HS 125, and later acquired by British Aerospace in 1977 where it was the BAe 125.  Then in [[1993]] [[Raytheon]] acquired British Aerospace Corporate Jets Ltd (which became Raytheon Corporate Jets), and they began marketing this aircraft as the Hawker 800.

In 1994 Beech Aircraft (which was also controlled by Raytheon) merged with Raytheon Corporate Jets to form Raytheon Aircraft. In March 2007, Raytheon Aircraft Company was sold to Hawker Beechcraft Corp., a company formed and controlled by GS Capital Partners (an affiliate of Goldman Sachs) and Onex Partners of Canada.

The current version is identified as the '''Hawker 850XP''' and was certified for operation in March [[2006]]. The 850XP is identical to the 800XP except that it includes [[Wingtip device|winglets]] which have extended its operating range by 100 nautical miles. This version also incorporates upgraded [[avionics]] and a redesigned interior. The Hawker 850XP essentially fills the gap left behind by the Hawker 1000 when production of that aircraft ceased.

Two new variants were announced in October 2006 for future deliveries[http://www.raytheonaircraft.com/include/content_view.aspx?id=6923]:
*The '''Hawker 750''', in which the ventral fuel tank is replaced by an externally-accessed baggage pannier, which reduces range slightly.
*The '''Hawker 900XP''', using new Honeywell TFE731-50BR engines for increased range

==Variants==
===Military variants===

A military version of the Hawker 800 is in use by [[South Korea]] for tactical [[reconnaissance]], [[surveillance]] and [[SIGINT]] (SIGnals INTelligence) tasks, and 8 specially-equipped aircraft were delivered in 2000. The [[Republic of Korea Air Force|ROKAF]] calls them RC-800s, and they are based at [[Seongnam]]. <ref> url=http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/south-korea-spends-200m-on-rc800-fleet-maintenance-ground-stations-02603/ </ref>

Japan uses a maritime [[search and rescue]] variant of the Hawker 800. It is designated U-125A in [[Japan Air Self-Defense Force|JASDF]] service.  This variant has large observation windows, a flare and marker-buoy dispenser system, life-raft and emergency equipment dropping system and enhanced salt water corrosion prevention. The aircraft also has a Toshiba 360-degree search radar, melco thermal imaging equipment and other military communications equipment for its mission. <ref> url=http://www.fas.org/irp/program/collect/u-125.htm</ref>

==Specifications (Hawker 850XP)==
[[Image:raytheon hawker 850xp ei-kjc arp.jpg|thumb|right|A Hawker 850XP takes off]]
[[Image:raytheon hawker 850xp ei-kjc picture2 arp.jpg|thumb|right|A Hawker 850XP takes off]]

{{aircraft specifications
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|plane or copter?=plane
|crew=2 pilots
|capacity=8 passengers typical, 13 maximum
|length main=51 ft 2 in
|length alt=15.6 m
|span main=54 ft 4 in
|span alt=16.5 m
|height main=18 ft 1 in
|height alt=5.5 m
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|empty weight main=15,670 lb
|empty weight alt=7,108 kg
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|max takeoff weight main=28,000 lb
|max takeoff weight alt=12,701 kg

|engine (jet)=[[Honeywell TFE731]]-5BR
|type of jet=turbofan
|number of jets=2
|thrust main=4660 lbf
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|max speed main=448 kts
|max speed alt=514 mph 
|max speed more=830 km/h
|cruise speed main=402 kts
|cruise speed alt=463 mph
|cruise speed more=745 km/h
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|range main=2,642 nm
|range alt=4,893 km
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|ceiling main=41,000 ft
|ceiling alt=12,497 m
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==See also==
{{aircontent
|related=
* [[British Aerospace BAe 125|BAe 125/Hawker 1000]]
* [[Hawker 850]]
* [[Hawker 900]]

|similar aircraft=
* [[Cessna Citation Soverign]]
* [[Dassault Falcon 20]]
* [[Gulfstream G100]]
* [[Learjet 60]]

|sequence=

|lists=
* [[List of civil aircraft]]

|see also=
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.raytheonaircraft.com/hawker/aircraft/hawker_850xp/ Hawker 850XP on the Raytheon website]
* [http://www.jets.com/business_jets_ResearchJetsListing.aspx?AircraftName=Hawker%20800XP Hawker 800XP Jet specifications and performance data]

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[[Category:United States business aircraft 1990-1999]]
[[Category:Raytheon products]]
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[[Category:Low wing aircraft]]

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