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GK430
26th May 2015, 14:35
A Honda Jet has arrived at Marshalls (of Cambridge) at EGBB
SpringHeeledJack
26th May 2015, 19:35
Whatever happened to the Honda Jet ? A few years ago it was looking like a shoe-in to the light jet market backed by the Japanese behemoth and yet…..not too much has happened it would seem.
SHJ
Diverskii
26th May 2015, 21:25
Photos on bhxflightguide
DaveReidUK
26th May 2015, 21:54
A Honda Jet has arrived at Marshalls (of Cambridge) at EGBB
Presumably on its way back from EBACE.
Darwinism
27th May 2015, 03:37
Engine development problems caused the delay apparently:
Honda Explains Reason for HondaJet Program Delay | Flying Magazine (http://www.flyingmag.com/aircraft/jets/honda-explains-reason-jet-program-delay)
Honda Aircraft delays HA-420 again to late-2014 - 5/7/2013 - Flight Global (http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/honda-aircraft-delays-ha-420-again-to-late-2014-385578/)
El Bunto
27th May 2015, 06:36
Funny little beastie.
Due to visit a few more UK / Ireland locations ( rumoured Dublin - Belfast ) and then back to the Continent for a tour of Benelux and Germany.
p1fel
27th May 2015, 08:51
At Leeds East Airport (Church Fenton) yesterday https://www.facebook.com/BBCYork?fref=nf
HEATHROW DIRECTOR
27th May 2015, 08:55
Couldn't find it on that link, but probably my aged brain at fault.
SpringHeeledJack
27th May 2015, 09:27
There's a video on the right side, near top that talks about Church Fenton's ambitions with commercial flights and the Honda Jet is in a few shots, although only partially.
SHJ
Gulf4uk
31st May 2015, 12:39
Honda jet been at Farnborough a few Days Doing Demo flights
may have departed Saturday Afternoon
AdamFrisch
31st May 2015, 14:47
The HondaJet has gotten provisional FAA certification as of now, so the full cert is imminent. It's fast for it's class, it's price competitive (about the same as a PC12) and has quite a bit of innovation. I happen to think it looks good too.
There's a good article about chief engineer Michimasa Fujino's 29-year struggle to convince the Honda board to build it, which they finally agreed to do. I hope it does well just for him. He deserves it.
How The HondaJet Took Flight: An Engineer's 29-Year Obsession (http://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2015/05/06/how-the-hondajet-took-flight-an-engineers-30-year-obsession/)
ilesmark
2nd Jun 2015, 10:26
Good luck to them. If their cars are anything to go by, am sure it will do very well.