Originally the Hawker-Siddeley Dominie, the BAe Dominie is purpose-built to serve as a navigation trainer for the RAF. It is a militarised version of the BAe 125. Hawker-Siddeley was a British aircraft manufacturing company. ... BAe evolution since 1955 until 1999 merger to form BAE Systems British Aerospace (BAe) was a British aircraft manufacturer, now part of BAE SYSTEMS. The company was formed on April 29, 1977 by the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act. ... There are several traditions of navigation. ... A trainer is a training aircraft used to develop piloting, navigational or weapon-aiming skills in flight crew. ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the UK Armed Forces. ... BAe 125-1000 The twin engined BAe 125 is the worlds best selling mid-size corporate jet, now marketed as the Raytheon Hawker 800. ...

General characteristics

• Span: 47 ft 0 in
• Length: 47 ft 5 in
• Height: 16 ft 6 in
• Maximimum speed: 570 mph (Mach 0.78)
• Cruising speed: 472 mph at 25,000 ft
• Maximum range: 1340 miles
• Service ceiling: 40,000 ft
• Crew: Four
• Engines: 2 x Bristol Siddeley Viper 520 turbojets

Mach number (Ma) is defined as a ratio of speed to the speed of sound in the medium in case. ... Turbojets are the simplest and oldest kind of jet engine. ...

References

• Chaz Bowyer: The Encyclopedia of British Military Aircraft, Bison Books Limited, ISBN 0-86124-258-0