Honda HA-420 HondaJet

HA-420 HondaJet
Early display at the 2005 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Role Light business jet
National origin Japan
United States
Manufacturer Honda Aircraft Company[1]
First flight December 3, 2003
Status In production, in service
Produced December 2015–present
Number built 250 (as of February 2024)[2]

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. By the end of 2021, 200 jets had been delivered.

The seven- to eight-seat aircraft has a composite fuselage and an aluminum wing and is powered by two GE Honda HF120 turbofans unusually mounted on pylons above the wing. It can cruise at 420 knots (780 km/h; 480 mph) and has a 1,400-nautical-mile (2,600 km; 1,600 mi) range. The HondaJet has received several aeronautic design and innovation accolades.

  1. ^ Naomi Tajitsu; Maki Shiraki (Mar 27, 2017). "Honda faces long haul to recoup jet costs". Reuters.
  2. ^ Jon Hemmerdinger (1 February 2024). "Honda Aircraft marks 250th delivery of ultra-light HA-420 HondaJet". Flight International.