Founded in 1932, Textron Aviation, Hawker Beechcraft, is the world's leading manufacturer of business and special mission aircraft, building and supporting high-quality aircraft for businesses/governments and individuals around the world
Hawker Beechcraft is the world's leading manufacturer of business and special mission aircraft, building and supporting high-quality aircraft for businesses, governments and individuals around the world. Headquartered in Wichito, Kansas, USA, Hawker Beechcraft has major facilities in Salina, Kansas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Chister, UK, and Chihuahua, Mexico. The company's after-sales service is second to none in the industry, with more than 100 authorized repair centers around the world.
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, formerly known as the 1932 Walter Beechcraft Corporation. Beach and Olive. Quiet. The Beechcraft Aircraft Company, founded by the Beechcrafts. Today, Hawker Beechcraft is headquartered and has its main factory in Wichito, Kansas, with offices in Salina, Kansas, Little Rock, Arkansas, and Chister, England.
Hawker Beechcraft Aircraft's main businesses include the manufacture of business jets, turboprop aircraft, piston engine aircraft, aircraft service and support, and aircraft management and leasing. The company currently employs more than 8,000 people, including more than 6,000 in Waichito, and had sales of $2.8 billion in 2007. A total of 54,000 aircraft have been produced since 1932, of which 36,000 are still in service.
Hawker Beechcraft's product line includes 11 aircraft types, ranging from single- and twin-engine piston engines and turboprops to light and midsize jets. Among the jet aircraft range are the midsize Hawker series and the Premier I. The Prime Minister I is a newly designed junior jet with innovative swept wing technology and a spacious cabin that makes it the star of the Thor aircraft series.
Among the Thor turboprop family are the world's most successful King Air series and the Beechcraft 1900 regional jet. There are two well-known models of piston-engine aircraft: the "Bonanza" and the "Baron".
In addition to civilian aircraft, Hawker Beechcraft offers many kinds of aircraft to the U.S. government and the Department of Defense. The T-1A Jayhawk jet trainer and C-12 turboprop are widely used in the U.S. military. In addition, Raytheon will produce 700 T-6A Texan II joint primary trainer aircraft for the U.S. Air Force and Navy.
