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Article: Raytheon Aircraft's New Hawker Horizon Soars Over The Kansas Skies on Its First Flight.
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- August 11, 2001
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WICHITA, Kan., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ --
Raytheon Aircraft's largest airplane, the new super mid-size Hawker Horizon, flew its maiden flight today.
With Horizon Chief Test Pilot Tom Carr at the controls, the business jet flew a 2 1/2 -hour mission from Wichita's Beech Field that tested the aircraft's flying qualities, engine operation, low-speed handling and climb performance. Co-pilot was Hans Betz and flight test engineer was Andy Collier. The aircraft flew to 10,500 feet and operated at speeds up to 225 knots.
"The aircraft was everything we expected and more," said Carr. "Performance and handling qualities were exactly as expected. Controls ...