Premier IA, Hawker 850XP On Display At ILA
Two recently certified
Beechcraft and Hawker models -- the Premier IA and Hawker 850XP --
are front-and-center at the Raytheon display at ILA 2006 in Berlin
this week. Also on display are a Hawker 400XP, Beechcraft King Air
B200, Beechcraft 1900D Corporate Shuttle, and a Hawker 1000.
"The Beechcraft and Hawker brands are uniquely suited to the
European market due to their exceptional payload capability, cabin
size, range and reliability," said President of Commercial
Aircraft, Brad Hatt. "Europe has been a strong market for us."
At the recent European Business Aviation Convention and
Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland, Raytheon Aircraft
Company (RAC) took orders for more than 15 airplanes, which are
indicative of a busy show and the growing European market.
Hawker
Certified in late
February 2006, the Hawker 850XP (right) is part of a strategically
planned sequence of upgrades for the fleet of Raytheon Aircraft
Company produced airplanes. Winglets for the Hawker 850XP were
developed by RAC enabling an additional 100 nautical mile range to
the aircraft. The improvements feature an upgrade to the Integrated
Flight Information System (IFIS) for the existing Rockwell Collins
Pro Line 21 avionics suite, and a new interior and cabin management
system. In addition to these enhancements, the Hawker 850XP
comes standard with a class-leading 5-year limited warranty on the
airframe, engines, and avionics.
The Collins Pro Line 21 system includes an IFIS upgrade that
provides enhanced map features to traditional displays (e.g.,
rivers, lakes, national boundaries, airways and airspace
depictions). It also provides the capability to display features
that enhance safety and situational awareness such as electronic
charts, enhanced map overlays, graphical weather (optional) and
three dimension FMS mapping (optional) on both multi-function
displays.
Raytheon says the Hawker 400XP is the best-selling jet in the
light business jet class. It is also a favorite in the fractional
aircraft fleet.
Beechcraft
The Beechcraft Premier 1-A (below), certified in September 2005,
is touted by Raytheon as the largest single-pilot business jet in
the world. Featuring a totally redesigned interior, and IFIS
avionics enhancements as well as several systems’
improvements, the Premier IA is constructed with high-strength
composite, carbon fiber/epoxy honeycomb fuselage, completely
produced by computer-controlled, automated machines, giving the
aircraft a medium-jet sized cabin at light jet acquisition and
operating costs.
The powerplants are Williams International FJ44-2A engines that
are built on themes of simplicity, low fuel consumption, and
high-altitude thrust performance. Collins Pro Line 21 avionics are
featured with total system integration and instrument placement
designed to make single-pilot operation easy, simple and safe.
The Beechcraft King Air B200 (below) is the workhorse of the
King Air line with almost 2,000 built. The most successful series
of twin turbine-powered business aircraft ever built, the King Air
product line has been in continuous production since 1964. More
than 6,000 King Airs have been sold for corporate, commercial and
special mission operations in more than 94 countries throughout the
world amassing over 40 million flight hours. There are currently
three variants of the King Air – the Beechcraft King Air 350,
the Beechcraft King Air B200 and the new Beechcraft King Air
C90GT.
Raytheon Aircraft designs, manufactures, markets and supports
Beechcraft and Hawker aircraft for the world’s commercial and
military markets.
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