| Manufacturer |
Aero Commander |
British Aerospace |
| Description |
The IAI Westwind is a business jet initially produced by Aero Commander as the 1121 Jet Commander. |
The British Aerospace 125 is a twinjet mid-size business jet. |
| First Flight |
1963-01-27 |
1962-08-13 |
| Entry Into service |
1965-01-01 |
|
| Production End |
1987-01-01 |
2013-01-01 |
| Designer |
Aero Commander |
British Aerospace |
| Type |
Business jet |
Mid-size business jet |
| Length (m) |
15.93 |
15.24 |
| Height (m) |
4.81 |
5.1816 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
2 |
| Max Seating |
7 |
8 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
723 |
840.8073 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
184 |
153.7159 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
13725 |
12496.8 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
25.4 |
24.892 |
| Capacity Description |
7 pax normal (maximum 10) / 1474 kg maximum payload |
8 passengers (normal layout), 14 passengers in high density layout |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
|
0.78 |
| National Origin |
Canada |
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
442 |
1720 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Honeywell TFE731-3-1G turbofan engines, 16.46 kN thrust each |
2 × Rolls-Royce Viper 601-22 turbojet engines |
| Primary Users |
Pel-Air |
Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Brazilian Air Force |
| Status |
Limited service |
Active service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAI_Westwind |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Aerospace_125 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
13.65 |
14.3256 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
28.64 |
32.7948 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
|
6.25 |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Armstrong Siddeley Viper |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |