The cabin in the 800XP is a fair amount larger than the Lear 60. Baggage is a bit of a problem at times since all of it must go up the airstair and into the fwd baggage area across from the door. Stacking big bags in there is an art! Judging by the steamer trunks they bring, pax seem to think it is a Boeing. There's a small aft cabin closet that has sufficient space for crew bags. Garrett APU is fabulous. Lots of air and certified for airborne use. Auto cabin temp and cockpit air controls are very good.
The big fat wing and direct cable driven flight controls give the XP very predictable handling at all speeds for easy handflying. Max ldg wt is allmost 7,000 lbs higher than typical BOWs, so you can tanker lots of cheaper fuel on those short repo hops and quick turns. The lift dump and very effective reversers mean that you rarely need to even get the brakes warm. Part 135 factored wet rwy no wind ldg distance at typical landing wieghts w/5 pax is 4,500' at SL. Dry about 3,900'. Takeoff from SL @ 20 deg C with full fuel (10,000 lb.) and 5 pax + bags leaves it about 400 lbs under max ramp wt and requires less than 5,000' TOD, no wind. 6,000' required at 35 C. Initial max cruise altitude at ISA is FL390. FL370 @ISA + 10. When 2-3 hours into the flight, you can make FL410, the max authorized alt. for US XPs. In cooler air or at lighter wieghts, it climbs very well. It likes to do 440 KTAS at normal cruise. Good for 2,000 NM ESAD with comfortable reserves. Mmo is .80, but it is best to keep it back to .77 or .78 to stay off the mach trim and speed warning in the Honeywell SPZ Hawker. LRC is 400 KTAS and step climbs to 410 will cover 2,500 NM ESAD in 6 1/2 hours with minimum IFR reserves, no alternate. This just makes New York to Los Angeles with a 45 Knots avg headwind component. Possible about 3-4 months out of the year.
Overall, it is a fine airplane to fly and I sort of miss it. Maybe another 800XP will present itself to me in the future. I wouldn't mind a bit. I'd like to try the Collins Pro-line 21 Hawker. Allways fun to learn a new system.
The company I work for now has '60s, but I know little about them. Perhaps a '60 driver could post some performance specs for comparison.
Best regards,
Westhawk