Textron Aviation Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400XP
The Beechjet 400A was Beechcraft's development of the Mitsubishi Diamond II, certified in 1990 with Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5 engines, and it also formed the basis of the US Air Force T-1A Jayhawk trainer. It became the Hawker 400XP in 2004, and 593 400As and 400XPs had been built by the end of 2009.
In short: The Textron Aviation Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400XP is a Light Jet with a range of 1,482 nm, a cruise speed of 450 knots and room for 7 passengers. It lists at about $7.4M new and costs roughly $1,850 an hour to operate (estimate).
1,482 nm
Range
450 kts
Max cruise
7–9
Passengers
$7.4M
New price
Highlights
- Mach 0.78 and 45,000 ft ceiling
- Basis of the USAF T-1A Jayhawk trainer
- 593 built as 400A and 400XP by 2009
Performance
- Range
- 1,482 nm
- Max cruise
- 450 kts
- Max Mach
- 0.78
- Max altitude
- 45,000 ft
- Takeoff distance
- 3,906 ft
- Landing distance
- 3,514 ft
- MTOW
- 16,300 lb
- Engines
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5
- Thrust per engine
- 2,965 lbf
- Fuel burn
- 160 gal/hr
- Avionics
- Collins Pro Line 21
Cabin
- Passengers
- 7 / 9
- Cabin length
- 15.5 ft
- Cabin width
- 4.9 ft
- Cabin height
- 4.8 ft
- Cabin volume
- 305 cu ft
- Baggage
- 46 cu ft
- Min. crew
- 2
Economics
- New price
- $7.4M
- Variable cost / hr
- $1,850
- Fixed cost / yr
- $500,000
- First delivery
- 1990
- Out of production
- 2010
- Units built
- 593
- Pre-owned range
- $0.5M – $3M
Estimates. Operating costs and pre-owned prices are modelled from industry benchmarks and updated quarterly. Data reviewed 2026-09-13. Sources & methodology.
Dimensions & weights
- Length
- 48.4 ft
- Wingspan
- 43.5 ft
- Height
- 13.9 ft
- Max payload
- 2,050 lb
- Max fuel
- 4,912 lb
Programme milestones
- 1989-09First flight · Beechjet 400A first flight businessairnews.com
- 1990-06Certification · Beechjet 400A FAA certification businessairnews.com
- 1990-11First delivery · First Beechjet 400A deliveries businessairnews.com
- 2003Milestone · Improved Hawker 400XP introduced businessairnews.com
Sources (5)
Pre-owned range & Residual value curve
Pre-owned range
$0.5M – $3M
Estimates. Operating costs and pre-owned prices are modelled from industry benchmarks and updated quarterly.
Residual value curve
Estimated value retention over 10 years from new, by category depreciation model.
Year 10: 47% ≈ $3.5M
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