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That plane flew in 1993, a decade before the HondaJet’s first flight. It took another dozen years to get official permission to sell the HA-420.
The HondaJet is not just another private aircraft; it’s a revolutionary flying experience that brings the precision and performance of a sports sedan into the skies. With its sleek design, advanced ...
The ingeniously-designed HondaJet is the winner of the first ever Flying Innovation Award. Honda Aircraft After months of debate and speculation, we have a winner. Honda Aircraft received the ...
FlightSafety’s HondaJet instructor Andrew Forgacs conducts a briefing before a flight in the level-D HA-420 simulator. Jon Whittle Thankfully, Forgacs, my sim instructor, patiently brought me up ...
HondaJet's demonstration pilot, Mike Finbow, said flying it is a revelation — like using an iPhone for the first time — and that it has a higher level of automation than nearly any other aircraft.
The launch of HondaJet, three decades in the making at an estimated cost of $1.5 billion to $2 billion, ... Finally, in December 2003, the HondaJet was ready for its maiden flight.
The HondaJet proof-of-concept aircraft has accumulated more than 500 flight test hours and attained both a top speed of 420 knots (483 mph) and a maximum altitude of 43,000 ft. in flight testing.
Production HondaJet is flying and will have breakthroughs like 2 to 3 times more fuel efficient when commercial in 2015. April 7, 2017 June 28, 2014 by Brian Wang. The first production HondaJet ...
If you’re among the first wave of baby boomers, like me, you may recall when a certain small Honda motor scooter, the Super Cub, was the rage in the early 1960s—helped immeasurably by a catchy ...
The first FAA-conforming HA-420 HondaJet has successfully completed its first flight, signaling the start of flight-testing to support certification of the aircraft.
HondaJet’s Elite S is available to order now. Pricing hasn’t been announced yet, but the existing Elite model starts at around $5 million, a sum that makes it one of the more affordable models ...
GREENSBORO, N.C. — A Florida couple is flying around the world in their new HondaJet, planning to visit 26 countries in 80 days. Julian and Kim MacQueen started their trip Sunday afternoon le… ...