Beechjet 400A
02-18-2008 | 09:09 PM
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With that aside, I only had a few things brake- Overhead photo-illuminescent panel caught fire over the ocean at night (that was fun), EFC failure and N1 surge to 106% on climb out (supposedly didn't hurt engine because of maint manual limits for exceedances...), static wics missing a lot which were grounding in our MEL, FMS failure, Rudder Bias fail light which I rejected prior to V1 (transducer failure), generator failure, speed brake jammed in flight from broken bonding strip (wouldn't retract all the way), WEEEE... shall I continue?
Sump those tanks every chance you get! no kidding.
Second, that's quite a list of "oops" you've got there. Single airplane or Frax? Had single engine rollback on descent, lots of h-stab de-ice failures, autopilot trim fail, yaw damp fail at FL350 dodging thunderstorms, and a rad-alt that thought we were gonna hit a mountain as we climbed 5000fpm over the ocean! Solid airplane, but definitely a little quirky.
Oh yeah, inboard drain on right wing. Always found water there. Nowhere else. Go figure.
03-06-2008 | 06:53 PM
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From: ATP, CFII, MEI, Chief Flight Instructor, Charter Captain CE402, CE421, BE58
Are you smoking crack?!? Of course you're not happy about moving from an airliner to a Beechjet, but get a grip. I have 3000 hrs in the BE-400A and, while not my favorite plane, it's a solid performer and incredibly well built. Unstable? Not a chance. High wing loading means a very smooth ride and the airplane is about as stable as your couch. Useful load with full fuel is about 600 to 700 lbs with range in the neighborhood or 1000nm or so. With 6 pax you still have about 750nm range. It's a good airplane for 3 or 4 pax up and down the coast. More than 5 in the cabin and things get cramped in a hurry, but this is a light jet after all. As for V1 cuts, they are a non-issue for any competent pilot. All in all, it's a rock solid airframe with very good runway performance, good avionics (but a bit dated compared to Proline), a decent cabin, and flight controls that give you a good upper body workout.
papa t
03-11-2008 | 02:57 PM
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From: A320/321 First Officer
Hawker 400XP?
Did any of the problems get fixed with the 400XP? Does it still require the prist and the turning on of igniters etc... Is the performance on the 400XP any better than that of the 400A? I'm guessing they didn't put ailerons on the XP. I guess what I'm asking is what are the differences between the 400A and the 400XP?
09-16-2009 | 09:02 AM
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Beech 400A Limitations
Hey guys it looks as though I may be going to Simuflite for the Beech/Hawker 400 jet and I was curious if anyone on here has the limitations and memory items in an electronic doc format? Just trying to get a jump on the basics. Any help would be much appreciated!
Greg
Greg
