De Havilland D.H.125 Aircraft

HS125-800, RV Smith from British Built Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

The de Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd, Hatfield

First Flight:

13 August 1962

125 Prototypes:

2 - De Havilland, Hatfield

125 Series 1:

82 - Hawker Siddeley, Chester

Dominie T.1:

20 - Hawker Siddeley, Chester

125 Series 3:

66 - Hawker Siddeley, Chester

125 Series 400:

116 - Hawker Siddeley, Chester

125 Series 600:

72 - Hawker Siddeley, Chester

125 Series 700:

125 - Hawker Siddeley and British Aerospace, Chester

125 Series 800 and Hawker 800:

400+ - British Aerospace and Raytheon

Hawker 1000:

52 - Raytheon

Type Specification

Applies to:

De Havilland D.H.125 Series 1

Type:

Medium size corporate jet

Wing:

Low wing, all metal, cantilever monoplane. Wing is swept and tapers towards the tip

Fuselage:

Metal fuselage of circular section

Tail Unit:

All metal fin with tailplane mounted near the top

Landing Gear:

Retractable tricycle undercarriage. Each unit has twin wheels. Nose gear retracts into fuselage with main gear retracting into wing root

Power Plant:

Two 3,000 lb s.t. Bristol Siddeley Viper 520 jet engines mounted on the rear of the fuselage

Accommodation:

Crew of two on flightdeck with up to 12 passengers in cabin

Span:

47 ft

Length:

47 ft 5 in

Height:

16 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

353 sq ft

Tare:

9,768 lb

All-up:

20,000 lb

Max Cruise:

484 mph

Max Range:

2,000 miles

Preserved in British Museums

HS. 125-1:

G-ARYA - De Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre, London Colney - Nose G-ARYB - Midland Air Museum, Coventry - Fuselage G-ARYC - De Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre, London Colney - Restoration G-ASSM - Science Museum, South Kensington - Display G-BOCB - AeroVenture, Doncaster - Nose

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