Elliott Aviation Transforms Hawker 700A Interior into "Like New" Hawker 800XP

MOLINE, Ill. – November 7, 2007 – Elliott Aviation recently completed a total aircraft refurbishment, transforming the interior of a 1980 Hawker 700A into a “like new” Hawker 800XP.  The complete cabin makeover consisted of a floor plan reconfiguration including upgraded forward club and aft divan seating, installation of a shell kit with new tables, soft goods, plating, and veneer with matching hardwood nosings.

Elliott removed the existing solid plywood galley and fabricated a new lightweight composite galley featuring an Aerostone countertop, refrigerator, ice chest, microwave, coffee pot and storage drawers.  The company also installed new LED lighting throughout the cabin, an AirCell ST-3100 Iridium telephone, a state-of-the-art entertainment package including: a RosenView LX Cabin Information System, dual 15” Rosen monitors, DVD/CD players, iPod® docking station, Nintendo® Wii and Sony PlayStation® 3 gaming systems, all new control panels, and an audio system.

The project also included new exterior paint, E, F, G and X-ray structural inspections, the installation of Collins TCAS II, dual Universal UNS-1L Flight Management Systems (FMS), Honeywell’s Multi-Function Display (MFD), a Sperry Primus Radar, Honeywell’s Class B TAWS, and Collins Pro Line 2 Navs and Comms.

“Essentially this is a brand new aircraft,” said Elliott Aviation project manager, Bill Engle, who oversaw all aspects of the refurbishment at Elliott’s completion center at Quad Cities International Airport (MLI) in Moline, Ill.  “We were able to greatly enhance the flying experience for occupants of the cockpit and cabin alike, extend the useful life of the aircraft, and even provide significant weight savings.”

The owner worked with the Elliott Aviation design team in their newly opened design center, using Elliott’s EnVision software to preview interiors, fabrics and carpets prior to fabrication and installation.

For more information regarding Elliott Aviation’s Total Aircraft Solutions, contact Ron Jennings, director of technical sales support, at 800.447.6711.

Elliott Aviation is a full-service business aviation center offering comprehensive and customer focused aviation solutions. Serving the business aviation industry nationally and internationally, they have facilities in Moline, Ill., Des Moines, Iowa,Minneapolis, Minn., and Omaha, Neb. The company is a member of the Pinnacle Air Network, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), National Air Transportation Association (NATA), and National Aircraft Resale Association (NARA), and has been selling and servicing business aircraft since 1936.

Top:  Elliott Aviation transformed this 1980 Hawker 700A interior into a “like new” Hawker 800XP.  The new cabin features upgraded forward club and aft divan seating, a shell kit with new tables, soft goods, gold medium aged plating, new quarter figured makore veneer with matching hardwood nosings and a new lightweight composite galley featuring an Aerostone countertop, refrigerator, ice chest, microwave, coffee pot and storage drawers. 

Bottom:  Elliott Aviation’s Hawker 700A project also included the installation of Collins TCAS II, dual Universal UNS-1L Flight Management Systems (FMS), Honeywell’s Multi-Function Display (MFD), a Sperry Primus Radar, Honeywell’s Class B TAWS, and Collins Pro Line 2 Navs and Comms.