Winglets give Hawker 800 a boost in range
Aviation Partners said 30 hr of initial flight testing of its winglets installed on a Hawker 800 (designated the 800SP) has verified a 7-percent reduction
Aviation Partners said 30 hr of initial flight testing of its winglets installed on a Hawker 800 (designated the 800SP) has verified a 7-percent reduction in cruise fuel consumption, netting an increase of 150 to 200 nm in range, “significant” improvement in takeoff second segment climb, better payload capability from hot-and-high airports and optimum cruise altitudes of about 2,000 ft higher.
Seattle-based Aviation Partners, which provides winglets for Boeing 737s (including the BBJ) and the Gulfstream II, is using a Hawker 800 provided by Dennis Washington Group of Missoula, Mont. Aviation Partners announced in March last year that it intended to offer winglets on the Hawker 700 and 800 series.
