Honda HA-420 HondaJet
The Honda HA-420 HondaJet is a light business jet produced by the Honda Aircraft Company of Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Original concepts of the aircraft started in 1997 and were completed in 1999. It took its maiden flight on December 3, 2003, received its FAA type certificate in December 2015, and was first delivered that same month. The six- or seven-seat aircraft has a composite fuselage and an aluminum wing, and is powered by two unusually mounted GE Honda HF120 turbofans, on pylons above the wing. It can cruise at 422 knots [kn] (782 km/h; 486 mph) and has a range of up to 1,547 nautical miles [nmi] (2,865 km; 1,780 mi). The HondaJet has received several aeronautic design and innovation accolades.
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- Manufacturer
- Honda Aircraft Company
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Country of origin
- United States
- First flight
- 2003-12-03
- Length
- 13 m
- Wingspan
- 12.1 m
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 422 kt
- Max speed
- 450 kt
- Range
- 1,547 nm
- Max takeoff weight
- 10,600 lb
- Powerplant
- GE Honda HF120
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 6
- Length
- 42.6 ft
- Wingspan
- 39.8 ft
- Height
- 14.9 ft
- Number built
- 271
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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