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Hawker 800: The World’s Most Diverse Business Jet
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Hawker 800: The World’s Most Diverse Business Jet

Today, the Hawker 800 is one of the world's most common business jets. It is a favorite of corporations, celebrities and charter companies alike, and has been prominently featured in a number of TV shows and movies. In its nearly 30 years of production, the Hawker 800 has proven itself to be one of the most popular business jets, selling over 650 copies. This is more than the similarly sized Learjet 45, Falcon 900 and Challenger 300. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Development In May 1981, British Aerospace, were looking to strengthen their BAe 125 Domini family of business jets. In particular, sales of their famed BAe 125 Domini family had begun to slow. The introduction of newer mid and long-range business jets such as the Learjet 35 an...
Hawker 400: The World’s Most Developed Business Jet!
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Hawker 400: The World’s Most Developed Business Jet!

Today, by most accounts, the Hawker 400 is the most overdeveloped business jet in the world. A total of three different aircraft manufacturers have helped to develop the jet since the 1970's! Partly thanks to this, the Hawker has sold 951 copies over a period of 31 years. This makes the most produced business jets in history, ahead of the incredibly popular G650, Cessna Citation XLS and the Global Express family. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Development In the late 1970's, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries began to develop new jet-powered business jet as a step up from their turboprop MU-2. Mitsubishi designated this new jet as the MU-300 Diamond. Mitsubishi would build the MU-300 in the US, in order to fast track FAA approval. However, fina...