This is definitely a very light and compact jet, would love to see this jet around in the near future.
General Information
The Honda HA-420 HondaJet is the first aircraft developed by Honda Aircraft Company. The light business jet was designed in Japan and then developed and manufactured in Greensboro, North Carolina in the United States.
General characteristics
Crew: 1 or 2
Capacity: 4-6
Length: 13.0 m (42.6 ft)
Wingspan: 12.1 m (39.8 ft)
Height: 4.5 m (14.9 ft)
Empty weight: 3,267 kg (7,203 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 4,808 kg (10,600 lb)
Powerplant: 2 Ă— GE Honda HF120 turbofan, 9.1 kN (2,050 lbf) thrust each
Bypass ratio: 2.9
Performance
Maximum speed: 782 km/h; 486 mph (422 kn) max cruise
Cruise speed: 682 km/h; 423 mph (368 kn) long range
Range: 2,234 km; 1,388 mi (1,206 nmi)
Service ceiling: 13,000 m (43,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 20 m/s (4,000 ft/min)
Fuel consumption: 0.41 kg/km (1.46 lb/mi)
Take-off distance: 3,934 feet (1,199 m)
Landing distance: 3,047 feet (929 m)
Fuel capacity: 2,850 pounds (1,290 kg)
Amazing, that from lawnmower/snowblower to jet, Honda has all of your equipment needs handled.
(All my votes currently for lighting, but would like to see Honda in the fleet).
Small jets like the Cirrus Vision SF50 and the HA420 HondaJet are really unique. I also like the design of how the engine is mounted on top of the wing instead of fuselage as shown here.
Um, you do understand that these are manufacturers. Not specifically light vehicle. Mitsubishi and Honda make many different units. As do most manufactures.
CEO: what should we make for our company?
Employee: how about motorcycles?
CEO: Good idea. Anything else?
Employee 2: how about smartphones?
Employee 3: and toasters:
Employee 4: what about dishwashers? And sinks? And even windows?
CEO: all good ideas. Let’s just make everything!
COO: let’s throw in a couple of planes and cars while we’re at it!
at meeting for plane stuff
What should we call our plane that we didn’t steal the design?
How about the 420! All the hip kids are saying that today.
Good idea. Maybe even put on a eel-Oom-in-aut-Ie sticker while we’re at it
Honda makes anything these days. They can stick a car in your garage, a boat in your dock and now a plane in your garage. As @ChiefPilotLachy said, manufacturers like this may mainly build light vehicles, but they also produce other machinery, which is about 25% of their income.
