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Japanese Honda Motor Co. announced that is has established a wholly-owned subsidiary, named
Honda Aircraft Company, which will be responsible for the further
development, sales promotion and production of the innovative HondaJet.
The new company will be based in a facility at the Piedmont Triad
International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, where the
prototype HondaJet was assembled and flight tests have been carried out
for more than 3 years.
Michimasa Fujino, the chief engineer who has led development of
HondaJet and spent the past 20 years in Honda’s aviation activities
with Honda R&D Co., Ltd., will be assigned as the president and CEO
of Honda Aircraft Company, and prepare for the full operation start of
the new company from October.
Honda Aircraft Company will begin taking sales orders for HondaJet this
fall, with the goal of delivering the first mass production HondaJet in
2010. In addition, the company will develop the production version of
HondaJet, pursue and hold both type certification and production
certification, and conduct marketing activities for the aircraft. The
company also will manage Honda’s new alliance with Piper Aircraft,
Inc., which will collaborate on sales and service. The goal of this
alliance is to provide a new level of sales and service to meet the
needs of jet customers with the goal of setting a higher standard for
the quality of the ownership experience.
HondaJet features several innovations that help it achieve far better
fuel efficiency, larger cabin and luggage space and higher cruise speed
than conventional aircraft in its class. The result of 20 years of
aviation research, key HondaJet innovations include a patented
over-the-wing engine-mount configuration, a natural-laminar flow (NLF)
wing and fuselage nose, and an advanced all-composite fuselage
structure.
Specifications (Honda HA-420 HondaJet)
General characteristics
- Seating: 2 crew, 5 passengers (or 1 crew, 6 passengers)
- Length: 12.7 m (41.7 ft)
- Wingspan: 12.2 m (39.9 ft)
- Height: 4.1 m (13.2 ft)
- Maximum takeoff weight: 4,173 kg (9,200 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × 7.43kN (1670lbf) GE Honda HF118 turbofan
Performance
- Maximum speed: 778 km/h (420 kt)
- Range: 2,037 km (1,100 nm)
- Service ceiling: 12,497 m (41,000 ft)
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