The latest version of the venerable Hawker line of business jets, the 900XP, has been certified and deliveries have begun. The 900XP airframe is unchanged from the previous 850XP model with winglets, but new, more powerful Honeywell TFE731-50R engines increase range and speed while chopping runway requirements.
The new engines give the 900XP a 2,800 nm range with six passengers, so nonstop New York to the West Coast flights are possible against 99.9 percent probability headwinds when flying at long-range cruise. At high-speed cruise, range is up from 2,111 nm to 2,307 nm. The extra power cuts takeoff runway requirements, particularly on hot days at high elevation airports.
