Aviation
Did you know these 10 incredible facts about Honda jet ?
With a dispatch reliability of 99.7%, the Honda jet is one of the most popular light jet aircraft in the world. The Honda Aircraft Company in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, manufactures it. The aircraft’s original conceptions began in 1997 and were finished in 1999.
- The Honda Jet entered production in 2015. The jet has a range of around 1,400 miles with four passengers and can go from Boston to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in less than three hours. Honda jet direct competitor is Cirrus aircraft. It cost up to $4.5 million and elite class US5.2 million with the basic and add-ons amenities features respectively.
- While Honda has a diverse range of products for land and sea, including automobiles, motorcycles, and outboard engines, the corporation has had a vision of bringing personal mobility to the sky since its inception. Honda launched research into aircraft in 1986, more than 30 years after the business was founded, in order to bring this ambition to life.
- It took nearly 30 years getting’s its first private jet off the ground. In 1986 Honda aviation’s team led by a young aeronautical engineer named Michimasa Fujino began work on the company’s ambitious foray into the aerospace industry.
- In 2021 The Honda Jet is been awarded the Most Delivered Aircraft in its Class for the Fourth Consecutive Year. Based on data provided by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). During 2020, Honda Aircraft Company delivered 31 aircraft to customers globally.
- The HondaJet Elite increases range by 400 km and is equipped with a newly developed noise attenuating inlet structure that lines each engine to make for a quieter cabin. The new aircraft also incorporates an advanced avionics system with optimum flight planning and automatic stability and protection functions to enhance safety of flight.
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- The Engine placement has reduced the cabin noise while designing the aircraft. The HondaJet’s engines are positioned in such a way that the airflow over the wing is superimposed with the airflow around the engine to minimize wave drag at high speed. The HondaJet designer calls this “favorable interference.
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- In December 2015, the HondaJet received FAA type certification, signifying that it had met the FAA’s strict criteria for safety, reliability, and technology. As part of the type certification process, Honda Aircraft conducted over 3000 hours of flight testing and submitted more than two million pages of documentation.
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- Operational History of aircraft As of March 2020, the 150 HondaJet aircraft in service have logged 40,000 hours with a 99.7% dispatch reliability. The HA-420 was involved in one hull-loss accident with no injuries.
- Honda jet has capacities of up to 8 occupants with crew and it has length of 42ft 7 inch and height of 39ft 9 inches and wingspan of 14ft 11 inches. Its maximum take-off weight is around 4,854 kg with the power plant 2 GE Honda HF 120 turbofan. Its cruise speed is 782km /hr. and it has incredible range of 2,661km can touch up to 43,000 ft. service ceiling and climbing capacities of 4,100 ft. / minutes
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- According to the AOPA survey estimates that the Honda Jet costs $1,134.90 per hour to operate as of now the company delivered 170 aircraft to its customers with the 33 in average per year since from the first productions in 2015.
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Aviation
COMAC Unveils Plans for the C929 to Rival Airbus and Boeing
After the success of China’s first C919 aircraft, the country is setting its sights on developing a larger plane. COMAC (Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China) has officially confirmed plans to build a widebody aircraft, marking a significant step in its aircraft lineup.
Traditionally, Airbus and Boeing dominate the widebody aircraft market, with decades of expertise in developing planes and engines capable of carrying heavy payloads. China, which currently relies on imported engines, is now aiming to challenge these giants with its own widebody jet, the C929, designed to compete with the Airbus A350 and Boeing 777.
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The C929 will be China’s first independently developed long-range widebody aircraft. It adheres to international airworthiness standards and boasts independent intellectual property rights. The baseline version is designed to seat 280 passengers and offers a range of 12,000 kilometers, catering to global demand for both regional and international air travel.
Russia, which also needs reliable narrowbody and widebody aircraft, could become a key customer for the C929. Additionally, China plans to target the broader Asian market as it continues to expand its aviation capabilities.
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China’s aviation progress includes the ARJ21 (now called C909), a regional jet with 100 seats for shorter routes, and the C919, a narrowbody jet with 180 seats designed to rival the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320. Both models have found increasing demand in the domestic market.
At China’s largest air show in Zhuhai, COMAC announced that Air China will be the launch customer for the C929 widebody jet, though details about order size and delivery timelines were not disclosed.
Other major deals announced by COMAC include:
- Hainan Airlines: Firm orders for 60 C919 and 40 C909 regional jets.
- Colorful Guizhou Airlines: 30 C909 jets, with 20 firm orders and 10 provisional agreements.
The C929, renamed from the CR929 after Russia withdrew from the joint development project in 2023, is expected to carry 280–400 passengers with a range of 12,000 kilometers, competing directly with Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner.
According to COMAC’s deputy general manager, Tong Yu, the first fuselage section of the C929 is expected by September 2027, with prototype test flights anticipated soon after.
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