| The Hawker 4000 is an all-new super mid size | | | | navigation suite consists of a dual VHF omni |
| corporate jet built by the Raytheon Aircraft | | | | directional radio navigation system, dual distance |
| Company. It was originally announced under the name | | | | measuring equipment, dual inertial navigation system, |
| of Hawker Horizon in 1996, but didn't debut until | | | | dual global positioning system, an electronic ground |
| November 2005. | | | | proximity warner, a TCAS II terrain collision |
| The Horizon's design is based upon the philosophy of | | | | avoidance system and a Primus 880 color weather |
| combining the earlier Hawkers' popular characteristics | | | | radar. |
| with new advanced technologies, so it was | | | | The Hawker 4000 is powered by 2 Pratt & |
| deliberately designed to look, feel and fly like a | | | | Whitney Canada PW308A turbofans, resulting in a |
| Hawker. | | | | 0.82 Mach cruising speed and a maximum speed of |
| The 4000 follows the line of the previous Hawker | | | | 0.84 Mach. The fuselage has a length of 69 ft 2 in, a |
| 1000, but compared to its predecessor, the Horizon | | | | wingspan of 61 ft 9 in and a height of 19 ft 7 in. The |
| has a wider, slightly longer fuselage with a flat floor, a | | | | empty weight is 23,500 lb. |
| cabin with stand up headroom and a heavier | | | | The aircraft is also equipped with twin-wheeled |
| maximum takeoff weight. The Horizon features an | | | | hydraulically retractable tricycle-type Messier-Dowty |
| all-composite fuselage built in three sections and | | | | landing gear, which are fitted with hydraulically |
| manufactured using the automated fiber placement | | | | operated, digitally controlled carbon disc brakes and |
| technology developed for the Premier I, which was a | | | | an electronic anti-skid system. |
| parallel project that Raytheon was working on at the | | | | The Hawker 4000 has a crew of two pilots and can |
| time. The empennage features an aluminum sub | | | | be typically set to accommodate eight people in a |
| structure and carbon fiber skin. | | | | comfortable cabin configuration, arranged with four |
| The carbon composite construction used in the | | | | pairs of club chairs with writing tables. Additional cabin |
| Horizon gives it more interior space than many jets in | | | | configurations are available, supporting a maximum |
| its class. This composite construction also makes the | | | | capacity of 12 passengers. |
| aircraft much lighter than a standard aluminum | | | | The cabin air conditioning and pressurization system is |
| structure, allowing a maximum range of 3,445 nautical | | | | digitally controlled. Cabin pressurization at a cruising |
| miles, and a service ceiling of 45,000 ft. | | | | altitude of 43,000 ft can be maintained at the |
| The flight deck systems feature a Primus Epic flight | | | | equivalent of 6,000 ft altitude compared to 8,000 ft |
| control system and flight management system. The | | | | on conventional aircraft. |