Variant
Hawker 800XP
Hawker 800XP is the representative branch of the Hawker 125 / 700 / 800 family, capturing the branch most commonly tied to the family’s modern operating presence.
Range 2,540 nm · Entry 1995
Hawker BeechcraftBusiness jetIn service
Hawker 125 / 700 / 800 family
The Hawker 800 story, from first flight to lasting reputation
The British-origin business-jet family that stayed visible through multiple generations, owners, and naming conventions.
Hawker 125 / 700 / 800 family is a in service business jet by Hawker Beechcraft, first flown in 1962 and introduced in 1964. This canonical Airchive page keeps the family history, specs, variants, operators, and related archive discussion at a single permanent URL.
First flight
1962
Service entry
1964
Seating band
7 to 9
Hawker 125 / 700 / 800 family is a in service business jet by Hawker Beechcraft, first flown in 1962 and introduced in 1964, with typical seating for 7 to 9 and range up to 2,550 nautical miles.
Coverage stays technical rather than lifestyle-driven, focusing on mission capability, cabin layout, operator use, and why the market kept or replaced the type.
Range band
2,550 nm
Notable operators
Corporate operators · Charter fleets
Source stack
- Official manufacturer product pages and brochures
- FAA or EASA type certificate material
- operator mission and cabin references
Variants
Representative variants
Specifications
Current public facts
- Manufacturer
- Hawker Beechcraft
- Program history
- Class
- Business jet
- Airchive taxonomy
- First flight
- 1962-08-13
- Program history
- Service entry
- 1964
- Operator records
- Current status
- In service
- Fleet reality
- Typical seating
- 7 to 9
- Operator and cabin references
- Range band
- Up to 2,550 nm
- Program literature
- Cruise speed
- 446 kt
- Planning data
Archive moments
Human context
Hawker memory is rooted in familiarity: the 800-series cabin and ramp presence became one of the standard textures of business aviation for decades.
Business-aviation pages stay focused on engineering, cabin layout, and mission logic instead of celebrity shorthand or lifestyle fog.
Timeline
Program milestones
- 1962
First flight
The Hawker 800 begins flight testing and establishes the public shape of the family.
- 1964
Service entry
The family enters passenger or executive service and begins building its operating footprint.
- Today
Current role
The family remains active in service and still shapes fleet, mission, or archive discussions.
Related news
Editorial context
No editorial dispatches are attached to this family yet. The aircraft record is live, and newsroom or archive coverage can be layered onto it later without changing the URL.
Forum threads
Community memory
Live forumHawker 800
Hawker 800 lounge: operators, cabins, routes, and memories
Use this as the standing thread for Hawker 125 / 700 / 800 family operator history, route logic, cabin details, and first-hand memory.
Live forumHawker 800
Hawker 800 current fleet watch
Ongoing sightings, deployment shifts, new operators, route changes, and cabin updates for the Hawker 125 / 700 / 800 family.