Honda Jet in U.K.
 

A Honda Jet has arrived at Marshalls (of Cambridge) at EGBB

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

Photos on bhxflightguide

Presumably on its way back from EBACE.

Engine development problems caused the delay apparently:
Honda Explains Reason for HondaJet Program Delay | Flying Magazine
Honda Aircraft delays HA-420 again to late-2014 - 5/7/2013 - Flight Global

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.

At Leeds East Airport (Church Fenton) yesterday https://www.facebook.com/BBCYork?fref=nf

Couldn't find it on that link, but probably my aged brain at fault.

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

FAB
 

Honda jet been at Farnborough a few Days Doing Demo flights
may have departed Saturday Afternoon

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

Good luck to them. If their cars are anything to go by, am sure it will do very well.