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HA-420 flightdeck. In May 2018, the $5.2 million (as of 2018) HondaJet Elite was revealed, [46] with an expanded performance envelope, improved interior and updated flight deck. [47] The type certificate was amended by the FAA on May 2, 2018, and soon followed by EASA. [47] Honda began deliveries on August 7, 2018. [48]
2015–present : Honda HA-420 HondaJet; 2016–present : Cirrus Vision SF50; The Cessna Citation Mustang was the first production VLJ, first delivered in November 2006, [11] [12] [13] and discontinued in May 2017, [14] and the Cirrus Vision SF50 is the first single-engine production VLJ, beginning deliveries in December 2016. [15] [16]
An HF120 engine mounted above the wing of a Honda HA-420 HondaJet. Succeeding Honda's original HF118 prototype, the HF120 was undergoing testing in July 2008, with certification targeted for late 2009. [2] The first engines were produced at GE's factory, but in November 2014 production shifted to Burlington, North Carolina. [3]
Honda Aircraft Company is an aircraft manufacturer headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, responsible for the production of the HondaJet family of aircraft. Originally a secret research project within Honda R&D, Honda Aircraft Company was formed as a wholly owned subsidiary of Honda Motor Company in August 2006 under the leadership of HondaJet designer Michimasa Fujino. [2]
Another new small jet, the 10,701 pounds (4.854 t) Honda HA-420 HondaJet, first flew on 3 December 2003 powered by two 2,050 pounds-force (9.1 kN) GE Honda HF120 engines mounted above the wing in a configuration unique amongst business jets. As of March 2020, 150 had been delivered.
Honda's research has led to practical solutions ranging from fuel-efficient vehicles and engines, [1] to more sophisticated applications such as the humanoid robot, ASIMO, and the Honda HA-420 Honda-jet, a six-passenger business jet. [2]
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Honda Aero, Inc. (HAI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., is headquartered in Burlington, North Carolina, near the Burlington - Alamance Regional Airport. The Burlington facility will serve as the primary production location for engines developed and marketed by GE Honda Aero Engines , LLC (a joint venture between Honda Aero ...