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HS.125 Series 600 · Length
Single source50 ft 6 in (15.39 m)[source]
SR20-G3 · Length
Configuration
| Specification | British Aerospace 125 | Cirrus SR20 |
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| Type | Mid-size business jet[source] | Light aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | de Havilland (design) Hawker Siddeley (to 1977) British Aerospace (1977–1993) Raytheon (1993–2007) Hawker Beechcraft (2007–2013)[source] | Cirrus Aircraft[source] |
| Status | Active service[source] | — |
| Primary users | Japan Air Self-Defense Force Brazilian Air Force[source] | — |
| Number built | 1,720 |
26 ft 0 in (7.92 m)[source]
HS.125 Series 600 · 1,000 lb (454 kg) payload, 45 minutes reserve plus allowances for take-off and landing
Single source1,650 nmi (1,900 mi, 3,060 km) 1,000 lb (454 kg) payload, 45 minutes reserve plus allowances for take-off and landing[source]
SR20-G3 · 1 × Continental IO-360-ES six cylinder, horizontally-opposed piston aircraft engine
Single source1 × Continental IO-360-ES six cylinder, horizontally-opposed piston aircraft engine , 200 hp (150 kW)[source]
HS.125 Series 600 · 2 × Rolls-Royce Viper 601-22 turbojet engines thrust each
Single source2 × Rolls-Royce Viper 601-22 turbojet engines, 3,750 lbf (16.7 kN) thrust each[source]
HS.125 Series 600 · Wing area
Single source353.0 sq ft (32.79 m 2 )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
2,084 (through 2025)[source] |
| Manufactured | 1963–2013[source] | 1999–present[source] |
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| First flight | 13 August 1962[source] | 21 March 1995[source] |
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| Variant | Hawker 800[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 8 passengers (normal layout), 14 passengers in high density layout[source] | 3 passengers (4 using 60/40 flex seating in post-2012 models)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,181 imp gal (1,418 US gal; 5,369 L) usable fuel[source] | — |
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| Aspect ratio | 6.25:1[source] | — |
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| Stall speed | 83 kn (96 mph, 154 km/h) EAS flaps down[source] | 56 kn (64 mph, 104 km/h) CAS[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | 475 kn (547 mph, 880 km/h) IAS[source] | — |
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| Take-off run | 4,400 ft (1,300 m)[source] | — |
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| Take-off balanced field length | 5,350 ft (1,630 m)[source] | — |
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| Landing run | 3,400 ft (1,000 m) -600A at typical landing weight[source] | — |
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| Landing distance from 50 ft (15 m) | 2,130 ft (650 m) at typical landing weight[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Developed into | — | Cirrus SR22[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 3-bladed[source] |
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| National origin | — | United States[source] |
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