MSFS Presents FlightFX Hawker 800XP

This beautiful and uniquely capable business jet is now available exclusively in the Microsoft Flight Simulator Marketplace.

A Unique Standout among Business Jets

The Hawker 800XP is a midsize twin-engine business jet produced by Hawker Beechcraft of the United States. The 800XP is crewed by two and can accommodate up to ten passengers.

The 800XP is an advanced member of the Hawker 800 line, which Hawker Beechcraft based off the British Aerospace BAe 125 (originally the Hawker Siddeley DH.125), one of the world’s earliest business jets. The prototype of the 800 family took its maiden flight on June 26, 1983 and the first serial production models entered service in 1984. Several improved iterations followed, with the company introducing the 800XP into commercial service in 1995.

Time-Proven Design with Power to Spare

The 800XP boasts several upgrades over earlier models in the family, notably more powerful engines, improved avionics, refined aerodynamics, and extended usable cabin space. With an intuitive cockpit based on an advanced integrated flight system and precision controls, the 800XP quickly proved to be an aviator favorite. The capable and versatile jet has served the needs of businesses, jet charter services, individuals, and militaries throughout the world for more than three decades. One of the 800XP’s most notable operational traits is its “high and hot” performance. The aircraft’s engines, deftly balanced with its aerodynamically optimized form, enable the jet to operate from high-altitude airfields and in hot environments, confidently.

Crafted in Exquisite Detail by FlightFX for Microsoft Flight Simulator Pilots

The Hawker 800XP measures 51 feet, 2 inches in length, stands 17 feet, 7 inches tall, and has a wingspan of 51 feet, 5 inches. The jet is powered by two Honeywell TFE731-5BR turbofan engines that each produce up to 4,660 pounds of thrust. The Hawker 800XP has a range of 2,450 miles, a service ceiling of 41,000 feet, and a climb rate of 3,100 feet per minute. The jet cruises at 460 miles per hour, stalls at 106 miles per hour, and has a top speed of 525 miles per hour.

The modeling detail and feature list is extensive for the Hawker 800XP by FlightFX:

 Flight Model:

• Data-driven flight model faithful to documented performance tables in all phases of flight.
• Lift-dump system.
• Rudder-bias system.
• Custom stick shaker and stick pusher.
• Custom spring-physics wing-flex simulation tuned to the Hawker 800XP’s stiff, short wings.
• Full response to forces generated by the inertial-immersion system.

Art:

• Ultra-detailed aircraft model recreated from real-world aircraft references, photography, video, and 3D scans.
• PBR (Physically Based Rendering) texturing delivering exceptional visual fidelity.
• Fully modular aircraft architecture for improved performance and future expandability.
• Advanced LOD optimization for improved performance.
• Detailed pre-flight inspection system with interactive access panels.
• Custom pre-flight covers and ground equipment.
• Realistic environmental, lighting, and weather effects.
• High-fidelity cabin and cockpit recreation.

High-Fidelity Soundscape:

• On-site recorded audio with an immersive soundscape by Boris Audio Works.

Inertial Immersion System:

• Custom body and seat-inertia effects across all six axes, simulating rattles, shakes, vibration, turbulence, windshear, touchdown forces, stall buffet, ground roll, dirty air, and high-G maneuvers.
• Aircraft-aware turbulence response driven by calculated EDR (eddy dissipation rate).

Engines:

• DEEC (Digital Electronic Engine Control): Custom simulation of the TFE731-5BR and its digital engine control, with fuel consumption calibrated to real-world tables. Engine acceleration is controlled across the full N2 range to match the engine’s distinctive spool characteristics, with overspeed and overtemperature protection.
• Custom-built thrust-reverser logic provides complete control across the reverse range and supports single-reverser taxi operation to reduce idle forward speed.
• APR (Automatic Power Reserve) system.
• Optional autothrottle retrofit, fully coupled to VNAV and flight-phase detection, with coordinated operation in FLC modes.
• Each engine develops its own character: performance and the relationships among fuel flow, N2, N1, ITT, and oil cooling diverge as engine hours accumulate.
• Engine synchronization based on N1 or N2.
• Animated EFB (Electronic Flight Bag) visualization of engine airflow and the DEEC, presenting the TFE731-5BR in operation.

Fuel System:

• True-to-life simulation of the Hawker 800XP fuel system architecture, showcasing modeled valves and pumps alongside distribution and cross-feed balancing controls that enable fuel transfer from wing-to-wing or from either ventral tank to a wing tank.
• Comprehensive replication of the onboard refueling panel, providing operators with direct management of refueling and defueling valves equipped with automatic overflow safety systems.
• Interactive refueling and defueling operations via the cockpit panel using a fuel truck, requiring active pilot supervision and hands-on management.
• Real-time system health monitoring via the Electronic Flight Bag (EFB), illustrating live valve status, pressures, and fuel flow.

Electrical System:

• Fully modeled electrical architecture, with every component tied to the correct bus.
• Realistic routing and overlap among supply sources. Each bus can be powered by the battery, ground power, APU (Auxiliary Power Unit), or generators, mirroring the nine configurations documented in the aircraft manual.
• AC-bus and triple-inverter simulation, including automatic switching among inverter sources according to availability.
• Wild-frequency AC alternator simulation for windshield-heater power.
• Backup batteries and buses for the ESIS (Electronic Standby Instrument System), emergency avionics, and escape lights, with six batteries simulated in total.
• Live EFB (Electronic Flight Bag) visualization based on the aircraft manual, showing buses, contactors, voltages, connections, and power paths color-coded by source.

Hydraulic System:

• Custom hydraulic-pressure simulation with calculated pressure, flow, fluid quantity, and temperature.
• Reservoirs, pumps, actuators, and their fluid and pressure demands are simulated.
• Landing gear, flaps, airbrakes, nosewheel steering, lift dump, and stick-pusher functions depend on the appropriate hydraulic supply.
• Accumulator charging, isolation, depletion, and recovery.
• Auxiliary hydraulic operation for landing gear and flaps.
• A detailed EFB (Electronic Flight Bag) synoptic, matching the aircraft manual, displays fluid flow, actuator pressures, accumulators, valves, reservoirs, and pumps.
• Reservoir-quantity loss and hydraulic leaks, with refillable hydraulic fluid.

Pneumatic & Pressurization Systems:

• Custom, physics-based climate control with heat transfer calculated from airflow and volume. Air-cycle-machine valves move in real time to blend ram air, heat-exchanger air, and engine/APU bleed air to meet zone targets.
• Custom pressurization system with dual outflow valves plus differential- and ambient-pressure calculations for both manual and automatic modes.
• Manual-faithful EFB (Electronic Flight Bag) visualization of airflow and the real-time positions of valves, mixers, fans, and ducts. Color-coded paths show airflow and temperature, providing immediate feedback from cockpit-control inputs.

Ice Protection System:

• Custom ice-protection simulation for engines and the airframe.
• Consumable, persistent TKS anti-ice fluid.
• Visible TKS-fluid application on the aircraft wings.
• Refillable TKS fluid through the cabin service port.

Electronic Flight Bag (EFB):

• System synoptics and monitoring application.
• Navigraph charts with SimLink integration.
• LIDO (Lufthansa Integrated Dispatch Operation) charts provided through Microsoft Flight Simulator.
• SimBrief application with flight-plan synchronization to the FMS and direct transfer of imported weights to the aircraft load manager.
• Advanced in-flight map based on OpenStreetMap, synchronized with the active avionics flight plan, with color-coded traveled path and satellite view.
• Weight-and-balance application integrated with native Microsoft Flight Simulator passenger avatars and SimBrief loading.
• Ground controls for the GPU (Ground Power Unit) and refueling truck, plus instrument covers, chocks, and engine covers etc.

Advanced Avionics:

• Aircraft-specific customization for the Hawker 800XP side-selection-key control scheme.
• MFD (MultiFunction Display) map view with geographic borders, country names, and city labels.
• Weather radar with functional tilt control.
• Integrated avionics charts with support for Navigraph or the Microsoft Flight Simulator LIDO chart service.
• Custom FMC pages, including THRUST LIMIT and ENGINE/FUEL DATA.
• FMC (Flight Management Computer) take-off, landing, and performance calculators based on real-world data and custom prediction algorithms.
• Custom G-force-aware flight director.
• Integrated normal, abnormal, and emergency checklists.

Total Persistence:

• EFB-selectable tracking and storage of more than 1,300 parameters on a per-airframe basis.
• Persists switch, lever, button, door, and drawer positions between flights, along with fuel, weight and balance, hydraulic-fluid quantity, de-ice-fluid quantity, and per-engine Hobbs time.
• Captures shutdown-aircraft state and restores it for cold-and-dark starts without imposing that state on runway or airborne starts.

Long-time Microsoft Flight Simulator partner FlightFX has crafted the Hawker 800XP in exquisite detail. It is a member of Flight Simulator’s “Exclusive Series,” and is available for $36.99 USD only in the Microsoft Flight Simulator Marketplace for its lifetime. The sky is calling!

For technical support and documentation for the Hawker 800XP, including the latest manuals, please visit the FlightFX Discord page: http://discord.gg/flightfx

Or visit the FlightFX Website: https://flightfx.io

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