Hawker 850XP

[raazh]

Clarification

ISLAMABAD: The spokesman of the Pakistan Navy said on Sunday that the Navy, to effectively meet the operational requirements, had purchased a used jet aircraft being configured in the EW role. He said that there was no truth in reports that the Pakistan Navy had purchased four VVIP aircraft. Categorically denying the assertions made in a section of the print media on Sunday, the spokesman said neither the Navy had purchased four VVIP aircraft nor it intended to. He regretted the assertion of the writer and urged him to ascertain the facts before writing on sensitive issues.

Source briefs...

 

[Penguin]

Clarification

ISLAMABAD: The spokesman of the Pakistan Navy said on Sunday that the Navy, to effectively meet the operational requirements, had purchased a used jet aircraft being configured in the EW role. He said that there was no truth in reports that the Pakistan Navy had purchased four VVIP aircraft. Categorically denying the assertions made in a section of the print media on Sunday, the spokesman said neither the Navy had purchased four VVIP aircraft nor it intended to. He regretted the assertion of the writer and urged him to ascertain the facts before writing on sensitive issues.

Source briefs...

'nuff said.

 

[Penguin]

Pakistan Navy's First Special Mission Hawker 850XP Delivered

Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 850XP - N982XP (c/n 258982) seen at the ramp at Glasgow-Prestwick International Airport, on August 14, making a brief stop on its delivery flight to the Pakistan Navy, which has ordered four of the type. The aircraft had left Wichita, Kansas, on August 5 for Addison, Texas, but then did not leave there until August 13, when it flew to Gander, Newfoundland. The next day it continued to Prestwick before flying on to Istanbul, Turkey then onward to Pakistan for an official hand-over ceremony. It will then return to Texas for complete outfitting as a VIP transport. the remaining three will be configured for special mission-aircraft, although the precise nature of the special mission equipment is unknow.

AFM

Year built: 2008

Aircraft N982XP, 2008 Hawker Beechcraft Corp HAWKER 850XP C/N 258982
N982XP - FAA Information from Aviongoo - V105036

Delivery: 2009-10-19

AIRFRAMES.ORG - Aircraft Database - N982XP

Hawker 850XP aircraft construction number 258982 was built in year 2008 according to info on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) website - FAA: Home - about aircraft i.e. construction number 258982 that was registered as N982XP in USA.
Before registration N982XP, this particular aircraft was registered in year 2008 in Aruba as P4-NUR for Jet Airlines JSC - JET Airlines - based in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
N3482Y was the first registration for this aircraft, probably for pre-delivery test flights conducted by Hawker Beechcraft Corp.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) information about the last known registration N982XP sported by this aircraft in August 2010:
Registration: N982XP
Aircraft Serial/Construction Number: 258982
Manufacturer Name: Hawker Beechcraft Corp.
Aircraft Model: Hawker 850XP
Year Built: 2008
Registration Certificate Issue Date: August 2, 2010
Registration Cancellation Date: August 30, 2010
Reason for Cancellation: Exported
Export To: Pakistan

The cancellation of registration N982XP means the aircraft has received a new registration or military aircraft serial number, probably Pakistan civil aircraft registration (AP-***) or Pakistan Navy military aircraft serial number.

Source: FAA Registry

 

[Penguin]

i believe by "spending 20 mil on rubbish" he meant the first bird dedicated to VIP transport not the later EW variants. So just relax, try to stay calm and analyze more thoroughly before you start bashing others. The EW variants would obviously be a great addition to our navy.

cheers

(sorry ;-)

 

[fatman17]

Clarification

ISLAMABAD: The spokesman of the Pakistan Navy said on Sunday that the Navy, to effectively meet the operational requirements, had purchased a used jet aircraft being configured in the EW role. He said that there was no truth in reports that the Pakistan Navy had purchased four VVIP aircraft. Categorically denying the assertions made in a section of the print media on Sunday, the spokesman said neither the Navy had purchased four VVIP aircraft nor it intended to. He regretted the assertion of the writer and urged him to ascertain the facts before writing on sensitive issues.

Source briefs...

when all 4 are delivered, the navy guy is going to have 'egg' on his face!

 

[Penguin]

when all 4 are delivered, the navy guy is going to have 'egg' on his face!

He might actually be technically correct at this point in time: today only one has been purchased (which doesn't rule out future aqcuisitions).

Furthermore, the point is that it is a USED aircraft, which are available for about $7-8 million rather than "$20 million" (which would in any event be an overstatement, since a new aircraft cost lt $14 million in 2006 and you'ld need about 10% inflation annually to cover the difference)

 

[hassan1]

HAWKER 850XP

 

[M Arshad Bashir]

Hawker 850XP


Pakistan Naval Aviation

- Note: A single aircraft was due for imminent delivery in mid-August 2010.

 

[syed_yusuf]

is PN operating any Hawker 800 any more?

 

[Penguin]

is PN operating any Hawker 800 any more?

4 delivered as of 2014
Pakistan Naval Air Arm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Super Falcon]

Pakistan Navy has paid about US$20 million for this aircraft which is to be used for the ferrying of the Naval Chief between NHQ and Karachi!

Miss use of funds better bought two ASW helo occaisionaly droped naval chief to GHQ when needed why waste funds on just transport when every penny counts

 

[fatman17]

4 delivered as of 2014
Pakistan Naval Air Arm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wiki source is always un reliable

 

[Rashid Mahmood]

4 delivered as of 2014
Pakistan Naval Air Arm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Incorrect info on wikipedia.

 

[black-hawk_101]

I think that PN has now fully looking to have its own Air wing! May be sooner they will try to maintain:
100 JF-17 Block-II&IIIs
Z-9 & Sea King
P-3Cs
ATR-72
UAVs

@ PIA facility in Karachi.

 

[Penguin]

Wiki source is always un reliable

Oh really?

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Incorrect info on wikipedia.

First inducted 2010, according to these:

There is at least 1 inducted

LAAS Current Corporate Jet Register
BAE/HAWKER 800/800XP/850XP
Registration: 101
Aircraft type: Haweker 850XP
Construction number: 258982
Notes: Pakistan Navy (ex N982XP/P4-NUR/N3482Y)

LAAS Corporate Jet Aircraft of the World, corpjet manufacturers, bizjets

Perhaps only 1 was actually ordered....

Aircraft ordered by Pakistan as IW/EW Light Communication aircraft (1 Hawker 850XP)

Hawker 800XP

Seem confirmed via SIPRI (checked general trade register my self to confirm the statements from
Transfers of major conventional weapons: Supplied To Pakistan By Other Countries
I found to Pakistan
1 RH-800RA/SIG Reconnaissance ac 2009 2010 1 Hawker-850XP version


THANKS TO THE FOLKS WHO STATED WIKI WAS WRONG FOR THE BETTER SOURCES THEY PROVIDED.