Honda HA-420 HondaJet

HA-420 HondaJet
Early prototype at the 2005 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Role	Light business jet Type of aircraft
National origin	Japan United States
Manufacturer	Honda Aircraft Company[1]
First flight	December 3, 2003
Status	In production, in service
Produced	December 2015–present
Number built	250 (as of February 2024)[2]

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. By the end of 2021, 200 jets had been delivered.

The six- to seven-seat aircraft has a composite fuselage and an aluminum wing and is powered by two GE Honda HF120 turbofans unusually mounted on pylons above the wing. It can cruise at 422 knots (782 km/h; 486 mph) and has a range of up to 1,547 nautical miles (2,865 km; 1,780 mi). The HondaJet has received several aeronautic design and innovation accolades.