Honda HA-420 HondaJet

what is it?

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.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 12.1 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 782 km/hcruise speed
• built 125made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 23 years ago, in 2003.
• 🚗Wingspan of 12.1 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.5× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

2003-12-03

introduced

2015

status

in production

number built

125

role

light business jet

origin

🇯🇵 Japan

makers

Honda Aircraft Company

engines

2× GE Honda HF120

length

13 m

wingspan

12.1 m

height

4.5 m

top speed

—

cruise speed

782 km/h

range

—

ceiling

13,106 m

wings

monoplane

ICAO code

HDJT

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.