British Aerospace BAe 125 Series 3B - photo wallpapers: The twin-engined
British Aerospace BAe 125 is the world's best selling mid-size corporate jet, now marketed as the
Raytheon Hawker 800. It was known as the
Hawker-Siddeley HS125 until 1977. It is also used by the
British Royal Air Force as a navigation trainer (as the
Hawker Siddeley Dominie), and was used by the
United States Air Force as a calibration aircraft (as the
C-29). In
1961,
de Havilland began working on a revolutionary small business jet known as
DH.125 Jet Dragon. The first of two prototypes flew on
13 August 1962. The aircraft went through many designation changes during its service life. Originally DH.125, it was renamed to
HS.125 when de Havilland became a part of the
Hawker-Siddeley group in 1959. When Hawker-Siddeley itself merged into British Aerospace in
1977, the name changed to
BAe 125. Then, when
British Aerospace sold its Business Jets Division to
Raytheon in
1993, the jet acquired its current monicker
Raytheon Hawker. In
1996, production was transferred to United States. Over 1,000 aircraft have been built.
Country of origin: GB
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Engines: two Rolls-Royce Bristol Viper turbojets of 1525 kg (3360lb) thrust each
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Wingspan: 14.33 m (47ft)
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Lenght: 14.45 m (47ft 5in)
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Height: 5.03 m (16ft 6in)
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Weight loaded: 10,658 kg (23,300lb)
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Cruising speed: 724 km/h (450mph) at 11,300 m (37,000ft)
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Service celling: 12,500 m (41,000ft)
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Range: 3120 km (1940 miles)
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Passengers + crew: 6-12 + 2
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