Official Certificates Presented By NAA
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) on Monday received
recognition for setting six world speed records in its flagship
Hawker 4000 business jet between October 2009 and April 2010. For
the second year in a row, National Aeronautic Association (NAA)
President Jonathan Gaffney presented the official certificates for
the marks, which are sanctioned by both the NAA and the Federation
Aeronautique International (FAI), to HBC Chairman and CEO Bill
Boisture and Executive Vice President Shawn Vick at the National
Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Annual Meeting &
Convention.
"These records are a testament to the
performance and technology of the Hawker 4000," said Shawn Vick,
HBC executive vice president. "We are pleased to add these records
to the growing list of accolades and positive feedback that we are
receiving from the aviation community worldwide."
The records were all set in the "Speed Over a Recognized Course"
category. The six records were established between city pairs in
North America, Europe and Asia. The most recent was accomplished on
April 29, 2010, from Bedford, Mass., to London, England, a distance
of 3,284 miles at an average speed of 542.70 miles per hour.
Hawker 4000 File Photo
The additional five records, which were
also included in the presentation at NBAA, were announced earlier
this year during the European Business Aviation Convention and
Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. On Oct. 8, 2009, a
Hawker 4000 traveled a distance of 1,253 nautical miles from
Lisbon, Portugal, to Berlin, Germany, in exactly 3 hours for an
average speed of 482.13 miles per hour. The next day the aircraft
completed a second record leg between Berlin and Milan, Italy, with
an average speed of 395.62 mph over the 448 nautical mile distance,
in an elapsed time of 1 hour and 14 minutes. Then on Oct. 10, when
the Hawker 4000 traveled from Milan to Bahrain in hours and 30
minutes, it averaged a record 480.14 mph over the 2,282 nautical
mile route. Finally, on Oct. 12, the aircraft departed Bahrain and
made a 6 hour and 57 minute flight over Kuwait, Iraq, Syria,
Turkey, Bulgaria, Sofia, Croatia, Austria, Germany and Belgium
before landing at London's Stansted Airport in the United Kingdom.
The average speed was 454.42 mph over the 2,729 nautical mile
distance. Then in January 2010, the Hawker 4000 flew from London to
Dubai, a distance of 3,056 nautical miles at an average speed of
540.39 mph.