A direct development of the well-known BAe 125, the Hawker 800XP incorporates many improvements over the 125 series, from more powerful engines to redesigned cockpit glazing. The 800XP first flew in June 1983 and remains a favourite with private and executive jet charter companies.
This Just Flight 800XP is modelled on a typical specification for the type, with a good mix of ‘glass cockpit’ and conventional instrumentation. It's a perfect choice for both long and short flights - its forgiving nature and superb performance will give you hours of enjoyable flying!
Model
Highly accurate model, built over drawings and plans of the real aircraft
Animated flying surfaces, landing gear, doors, hatches and airbrakes
Correctly modelled three-stage slotted flaps and airbrakes/spoilers with detailed flap actuators and rams
Highly detailed and accurately animated main landing gear with complex locking triggers and struts, hydraulic lines and brake systems, realistic suspension and accurate retraction routines including the ‘fighter’ style main doors
Realistic animated pilots
Animated reverse thrust buckets on the rear of the engines
A comprehensive set of ground security equipment accompanies the model including chocks, pre-flight flags, probe sheaths and much more
Switchable detailed ground power unit
Cockpit glazing is specially textured to replicate the low-glare composite materials and the special silica gel cockpit side windows
Fully modelled entry door with folding rails and full night lighting
Lighting and special effects include strobes, beacon and nav lights, landing lights correctly modelled into the leading edges of the wings and ice inspection lights in the wing-roots
Seven liveries
N72FC - Best Aviation Inc
JFL - Just Flight Special
LY-FSK – Aurela
GEIV - Special Flight Inspection Group (Brazilian Air Force)
N324TC – FedEx
N627AK - Talon Air
N847CW - Flight Options
Virtual Cockpit
‘Baked’ textures create a warm, used look to the cockpit area and controls without too much wear, reflecting the relatively new, well-maintained nature of the aircraft
Fully functional with nearly all switches, knobs and levers animated and functional
Panel featuring a mix of ‘glass’ and ‘steam’ gauges
Authentic gauges and navigational equipment, including Honeywell MFDs and PFDs
Fully animated overhead panels with rocker switches and push buttons
Fully functional autopilot
Radio suite featuring DME, NAV, ADF, COMMS and Transponder
Toggles for ground equipment and ground power unit
Functional annunciators for all major engine and flight systems
Dramatic night lighting effects for the instruments and panels
A fully modelled interior cabin with luxury leather and polished timber, carpet and fittings
A galley with microwave and a washroom with basin and opening toilet
Special camera views to provide you with easy access to all areas of the cabin
A female passenger figure is seated in one of the comfortable cabin armchairs
FMC (Flight Management Computer)
800XP BizJet has a custom-coded Flight Management Computer (FMC) featuring:
Flight Plan pages: load and activate pre-made FSX flight plans without having to leave the cockpit; track the route, get an overview about distances and arrival times to the next waypoint en route and your destination
Modify your route and save it
Cockpit Navigator pages: easily switch (open/hide) panels via the FMC
Checklist pages: Access checklists and work them off with FMC help, showing you matches/mismatches between required checklist items and current aircraft settings. Only when all aircraft settings match the checklist requirements will the checklist will be completed and closed.
Aircraft/ flight status page, showing date/time, coordinates and some general aircraft information on one glance (flaps status, gear status, fuel status, lights etc.)
The FMC can hold two flight plans - an active flight plan and a standby flight plan. You can load a flight plan direct as the active flight plan (for immediate use) or you can load it as standby flight plan and set it active later.
You can have an active and a standby flight plan loaded at the same time, so that you have an alternate route in case you need to change plans. With both flight plans you can add and remove waypoints.
Other features
Highly accurate flight dynamics closely simulate the real aircraft performance
Lighting and effects including strobes, recognition and navigation lights
Professional-standard stereo sound set delivers the full force of the two Garrett TFE731 engines
Paint Kit
A layered PSD paint kit is included, featuring individual layers for weathering and detail (Photoshop or similar software required).
Flight Simulator X (Acceleration, SP2 and Direct X 10 preview compatible)
3.0GHz PC or any Dual Core
1.0GB RAM
256MB 3D graphics card
Windows 7, Vista or XP
1.0GB hard drive space
I just purchased this from Justflight, and I'm not very impressed. Frame rates are very poor, the cabin is a sub-freeware quality mess, the aircraft is underpowered, the EFIS is completely unreadable(!), fuel quantity and fuel flow gauges do not work properly and ground handling is very poor.
On the plus side: there are some nice aspects of the VC and the sounds are good. However these do not make up for the shortcomings.