Best Washington D.C. Aircraft: Nextant 400XTi

A New Life

The Nextant 400XTi was made to compete with the Hawker 400XPR. It is an upgrade of Nextant Aerospace's 400XT, which was created from a 400A/XP.

The Nextant 400XTi modernizes the Hawker with improved avionics and engines. It has Williams International FJ44-3AP engines which deliver 3,050 lbs of thrust, giving it a max speed of 0.71 Mach. It also has Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 flight deck and various interior improvements.

This particular jet comes with a few amenities, including a 110V outlet, AirShow, an enclosed lavatory and ground-based Wi-Fi.

Bigger is Better

Nextant Aerospace developed the Nextant 400XT with the aim of modernizing the Hawker 400. The main advantage of redesigning an already-produced jet is that it is much cheaper than designing a new jet from scratch. Nextant chose the Beechjet due to its robustness. Nonetheless, they sought to improve it with modern avionics and fuel efficiency.