Hawker Beechcraft Premier IA

Jet twin engine • Low Wing • Retractable gear

Range Map

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Payload vs. Range

Configure weights

Occupants

lb + lbs / pax

Select payload

gal

Fuel on board

lbs

Extra weight

Range

Available Range / nm

Mission capable. Aircraft can handle the current load with full fuel tanks.

Fuel capacity reduced by gallons ( gal usable for nm range).

Over max gross weight. Reduce payload by lbs to safely operate this aircraft.

Extra weight is the additional payload available with your selected passengers.

Mission Profile

Used market

454

KTAS

Cruise Speed

1,072

Max Range

41,000

Service Ceiling

Occupants

228

lbs

Wet Payload

Endorsements & ratings:

High-Altitude
Pressurization
Multi-Engine
Instrument

Raytheon Premier I (N22VK, s/n RB-140) at Las Vegas, 2019 -- photo by Tomas Del Coro, CC BY-SA 4.0

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About the Hawker Beechcraft Premier IA

Type certificated 2001

Overview

The Raytheon Premier I broke from light-jet convention in 2001 with an all-carbon-composite fuselage wound on a computer-controlled filament machine, a structure that let Beech build a wider, rounder cabin than an aluminum airframe of the same weight would allow. Two Williams FJ44-2A turbofans, a Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 glass flight deck, and single-pilot certification made it a genuine owner-flown jet, and it cruises at up to 454 knots, near the top of the entry-jet speed range.

The Premier I and the improved Premier IA share the same Model 390 type certificate; the IA added better brakes and avionics but no change to the airframe or engines. It suits an owner who wants an unusually wide cabin and strong cruise speed on 600-to-1,000 nm business legs and is willing to trade outright range and a modest baggage hold for them. A buyer who routinely needs four passengers, full fuel, and 1,200-plus nm will find the payload-range envelope tight, and should weigh a Citation CJ-series or a Phenom against it.

Key Features for GA Buyers

All-composite fuselage: A carbon-fiber pressure vessel gives the Premier an unusually wide cabin for its weight, with a flat floor and headroom uncommon in an entry jet.
Single-pilot, 41,000 ft, 454 kt: Certified for single-pilot operation with a Pro Line 21 glass flight deck, it cruises fast and high for owner-flown missions.
Williams FJ44-2A power: Two 2,300 lbf turbofans on a proven family, with TAP-program overhaul intervals extendable to 5,000 hours.

Trade-offs

Payload versus range: Filling the cabin and the tanks is an either/or proposition; four-adult missions trade range down toward 1,000 nm.
Modest baggage, no in-flight access: The aft baggage hold is small for the cabin size and is not reachable in flight.
Out of production: Built 2001-2012 (292 airframes); the stretched Premier II / Hawker 200 was cancelled in the 2013 Hawker Beechcraft bankruptcy, so support tracks a finite fleet.

Technical Specifications

Dimensions & Weights

Height: 15.3 ft
Length: Source: manufacturer figure 46.0 ft
Parking area (ft²): 2779.5 ft²

Max Takeoff Weight: Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 12,500 lbs
Max Landing Weight: Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 11,600 lbs
Useful Load: 3,900 lbs
Fuel Capacity: Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 548 gal

Performance

Cruise Speed: Source: manufacturer figure 454 KTAS
Never-Exceed (V_NE): Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 320 KIAS
Approach Speed: 120 KIAS
Stall, Clean (V_S₁): 92 KIAS
Range: Source: manufacturer figure 1072 NM
Service Ceiling: Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 41,000 ft
Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle: 3,792 ft
Landing ground roll: 3,177 ft

Engines

Sources

Where the figures on this page come from. Hawker Beechcraft Premier IA specifications are traced to published references; estimated values are flagged inline next to the figure.