BEECHJET

.Beechjet / Diamond

Mu300
B400
B400A
B400T
Hawker 400XP
T-1A

Beech acquired all rights to the Mitsubishi Diamond in 1985 and produced it in a slightly modified form as the 400, based on the Diamond II development, fuselages of which were acquired as shells from Mitsubishi. Beech then began producing the updated 400A alone in November 1990 at it's company owned airfield in Wichita, Kansas

In March 2007 the company was sold for 3.3bn dollars to an investment group who renamed the company as 'Hawker-Beechcraft' and quickly announced plans for new models.

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Mu300 Diamond 1

92 aircraft were built as basic models, with ten as Diamond 2's which were later converted to Beech 400 standards. Powered by two P&WC JT15D-4 turbofans, the Diamond has a range of up to 1,484 miles and accommodates up to eight passengers. It first flew on 29th August 1978 and was manufactured by Mitsubishi in Japan but final assembly and outfitting were undertaken in San Angelo, Texas. Construction numbers are somewhat unusual, being prefixed by 'A' and suffixed by 'SA', i.e. number fifty being c/n 'A050SA'.

Beech 400 Beech Jet

The MU300 line was acquired from Mitsubishi and the aircraft was updated into the Beech 400. Around 10 Mu300 frames were converted to 400 standard. 53 further aircraft were built using Japanese components. Construction numbers are prefixed by 'RJ'.

Beech 400A Beech Jet

Currently in production, this version followed on from the basic 400 but now using US built components. Around 350 had been built as of late 2002. Powered by two P&WC JT15D-5 turbofans the 400A can accommodate seven passengers. It first flew on 22nd September 1989 and construction numbers are prefixed by 'RK'. There is little external difference from the 400 model.

Hawker 400XP

In mid 2003, after around 360 had been built, the Beech 400A was redesignated into the Hawker range as the Hawker 400XP, at the same time adding several improvements incuding the ability to carry up to 9 passengers or additional fuel for a longer range . Well over 500 of both models had been built by mid 2007.

Beech 400T

Twenty of this variant have been produced for the Japanese Self Defence Force for use in a training role. Construction numbers are prefixed by 'TX'.

Beech T1A Jayhawk

This Beechjet variant first flew on 5th July 1991. 180 aircraft have been delivered to the US Air Force for training tanker and transport crews (designated TTTS - Tanker Transport Training System). Construction numbers are prefixed by 'TT'.