![]() ![]() (OK, more like a 1930s DC-3.) "It's so ugly that only a mother could love it," said Rick Engles, a Hawker 700 expert who worked for British Aerospace's Corporate Jet Division between 19 and is now president of Vance & Engles Aircraft Brokers in Maryland. The windshield looks as if it was stolen from a 1950s turboprop. ![]() The Hawker 700 is unquestionably a workhorse, but when it comes to ramp presence, well, let's just say that it's aesthetically challenged. But against all odds, the 700 always seems to have another season left in it, albeit sometimes for a different team. Plus, people keep talking about retiring it. It's rugged, dependable, old, getting a little slow compared with the new guys, costs a little too much to keep around, needs minor surgery from time to time and isn't really cost-effective to program with new plays. The midsize British aerospace Hawker 700A sort of reminds me of legendary NFL quarterback Brett Favre. spend a little extra on paint, a new interior, a cockpit makeover and a maintenance service plan, and your airplane will be hard to distinguish from a brand-new Hawker 900XP selling for $14 million. You can pick one up on the used market for as little as $1 million. Introduced in 1977, the hawker 700 has endured thanks to its durability, spacious stand-up cabin and bargain prices. ![]()
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