Friday, October 20, 2006

HondaJet information

Some quick links:

Honda Begins Sales of its HondaJet Advanced Light Jet - The press release contains price, sales and service network, and production specifications.

http://world.honda.com/HondaJet/ - Special photo and video reports on the HondaJet site.

Honda's New Global Ad "sky" Site Updated - in accordance with announcements made at the NBAA convention.

GE-Honda Jet Engine Launched on Two New Business Jets - "At the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention... GE Honda Aero Engines has signed business agreements to power two new business jets: the Spectrum "Freedom" and the HondaJet."

...GE Honda Aero Engines, a 50/50 joint company created in 2004 by General Electric Company (GE) and Honda, has been engaged in aggressive development and component testing for its new HF120 jet engine, with the first engine scheduled to run in early 2007.

...Certification for the HF120 production engine is targeted for 2009; the “Freedom” and HondaJet business jets are targeted for entry into service in 2010.

...GE Honda’s HF120 engine will be rated at 2,050 pounds of thrust. It is a higher-thrust successor to Honda’s original HF118 development engine, which has accumulated more than 4,000 hours of testing on the ground and in-flight.

...GE Honda Aero Engines envisions annual sales of at least 400 aircraft in the thrust class of the HF120 engine.

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