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HondaJet | Honda Business Jet
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HondaJet News
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TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co.
(7267.T: Quote, NEWS, Research) said on Tuesday it has set up a
subsidiary in the United States to sell, produce and further develop its
seven-person micro-jet, with a goal of delivering the first
mass-production HondaJet in 2010.
The wholly owned unit, called Honda Aircraft Company, will will be based
at the Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North
Carolina, where the prototype HondaJet was assembled and
test-flown over more than three years, it said in a statement. |
TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Honda Motor Co.
(7267.TO) hopes to get an initial 40 to 50 orders a year in the U.S. for
its new business jet, an official in charge of the carmaker's jet
project said Tuesday.
Japan's third-biggest car maker by sales said in late July it would
enter the U.S. small-business-jet market with plans to start accepting
orders for a new five- to six-passenger twin-engine jet, called the
Honda Jet, this autumn. |
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HondaJet is the result of 20 years
of aviation research at Honda (Charts), best known for its cars and
motorcycles, and promises improved fuel economy, a larger cabin and
higher cruising speed than conventional jets in the same class. |
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July 26, 2006 - WSJ. Honda to Sell Small
Business Jet It Hopes Will Become "Civic of Sky". The jet will be called
HondaJet. Honda established a business alliance with Piper
Aircraft Inc. Honda will accept orders for the HondaJet this fall, and
delivery of the first Honda Jet is scheduled for 2010. |
HondaJet
HondaJet made it's debut in 2005
at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture 2005 in
Oshkosh, Wis. with a demonstration flight that included several flybys
and a perfect landing in front of a packed crowd of aviation
enthusiasts.
The result of 19 years of research on
small jet aircraft, HondaJet includes a series of innovations. The
natural-laminar flow (NFL) wing and NLF fuselage nose were developed
through extensive analyses and wind-tunnel testing.
These designs help HondaJet achieve a low drag coefficient. |
HondaJet Courtesy
Honda |
These VLJ
business jets will be mostly used for private jets,
jet charters and fractional
jet ownerships.
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Many of
these very light jets (VLJs) will also be used for air taxis
aside from business jet charters
and private jet ownership.
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HondaJet | Honda Business Jet
| HondaJet VLJ
The HondaJet is a
6 passenger small business
jet aircraft.
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Sources: Wikipedia, Company press releases and
other public or permitted material.
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