BAe-125-800B Wallpapers

British Aerospace BAe-125 aircraft, photo wallpapers: British Aerospace (BAe) was a UK aircraft manufacturer, now part of BAE Systems. The company was formed as a statutory corporation on April 29, 1977 as a result the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act. This called for the nationalisation and merger of; the British Aircraft Corporation, Hawker Siddeley Aviation, Hawker Siddeley Dynamics and Scottish Aviation. [br]In accordance with the provisions of the British Aerospace Act 1980 the statutory corporation was changed to a plc, British Aerospace Public Limited Company, on January 1 1981. On February 4 1981 the government sold 51.57% of its shares. The British government sold its remaining shares in 1985, maintaining a �1 Golden Share which allows it veto foreign control of the board or company. [br]BAe was the UK's largest exporter, a Competition Commission report gives a ten-year aggregate figure of �45 billion, with defence sales accounting for approximately 80%. [br]On September 26, 1985, the UK and Saudi Arabian governments signed the Al Yamamah contract, with BAe as prime contractor. The contracts, extended in the 1990s and never fully detailed, involved the supply of Tornado strike and air defence aircraft, Hawk trainer jets, Rapier missile systems, infrastructure works and naval vessels. The Al Yamamah deals are valued at anything up to �20Bn and still continue to provide a large percentage of BAE Systems' profits. [br]In 1991, following large expenditure and a recession, BAe saw its share price fall below 100p for the first time. Only the installment of a new chairman, Richard Evans, and an emergency rights issue saved the company from bankruptcy. It is interesting to note that The General Electric Company (GEC), later to sell its defence interests to BAe, came close to acquiring BAe at this time. Following the largest British corporate write-down (at the time) in 1992, BAe set about divesting some non-core interests. [br]BAe 125: [br]The twin-engined BAe 125 is the world's best selling mid-size corporate jet, now marketed as the Raytheon Hawker 800. It has also served as a military navigation trainer under the names Dominie and 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 with Rolls-Royce Viper 20 engines producing 2,990 lbf (13.3 kN) of thrust each. The first production aircraft had a 3 ft (0.9 m) greater wingspan and 3 ft 11 in (1.2 m) longer fuselage as well as Viper 520 engines. [br]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. When Hawker-Siddeley itself merged into British Aerospace in 1977, the name was 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. [br]Variants: [br]DH.125 Series 1 - first production version, 8 built [br]DH.125 Series 1A/1B - upgraded Viper 521 (Series 1A) or 522 (Series 1B) engines with 3,090 lbf (13.8 kN) of thrust each [br]HS.125 Series 2 Dominie - military versions [br]T.Mk.1 - navigation trainer for Royal Navy [br]CC.Mk.1, Mk.2, and Mk.3 - liaison aircraft for Royal Air Force [br]HS.125 Series 3 - upgraded engines [br]HS.125 Series 400 - upgraded engines [br]HS.125 Series 600 - 3 ft 1 in (0.94 m) fuselage stretch to increase capacity to 14 passengers [br]HS.125 Series 700 - Honeywell TFE731-3RH turbofan engines with 3,720 lbf (16.6 kN) of thrust each, first flight 19 June 1976 [br]HS.125 Protector - Series 700-based maritime patrol aircraft with a search radar and cameras [br]BAe.125 Series 800 - increased wingspan, streamlined nose, tail fin extension, increased fuel capacity, first corporate jet to feature an EFIS cockpit, upgraded engines, first flight 26 May 1983 [br]Hawker 800 - BAe.125-800 after 1993 [br]Hawker 800XP - TFE731-5BR1H turbofan engines with 4,660 lbf (20.8 kN) of thrust each [br]C-29A - Series 800 for US military designed to replace Lockheed C-140A, used by the Air Force Communications Service to check navigation aids and communications at US airbases around the world, participated in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm during the First Persian Gulf War. [br]U-125 - Series 800-based search and rescue aircraft for Japan [br]BAe.125 Series 1000 - intercontinental version of the Series 800, 2 ft 9 in (0.84 m) fuselage stretch to increase capacity to 15, increased fuel capacity, Pratt & Whitney Canada PW-305 turbofans with 5,200 lbf (23.2 kN) thrust each, first flight 16 June 1990, 52 built [br]Hawker 1000 - BAe.125-1000 after 1993. [br]

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