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Honda Jet testing - Piedmont Triad to Asheville Regional


Testing all weather capability - light rain at 8000


Turning for Asheville as we enter the Appalachians


Starting the approach


Crosswind makes touchdown a little scary


At the hangar for post flight inspection

I suppose the engines are honda, not the plane.

I hope only the engine is Honda...  Otherwise you would have one rusty bizjet.  But the engines would run forever with no work.  ::)  Nice pics djmis, its an interesting looking jet.

nope...as far as I know all HONDA.  built at piedmont-triad airport in Greensboro and has been flying.  New Honda fanjet engines...Seats 4-6 i believe.  Interesting project they have going here in NC.  

here's some info and a link to the first flight video

http://world.honda.com/news/2003/c031216_2.html

Cool lil' plane. Where did you get it?

Here is a link to v2 of it...http://67.38.117.12/pafiledb/pafiledb.p ... oad&id=255

i found v3 on a japanese site, used google to translate here is that link

http://translate.google.com/translate?h ... safe%3Doff

it has a functional VC and a surprise first officer  ;)

I just realized. The engines are on the wing. Not the fuselage. Thats pretty cool.

a nice interesting jet dgjmis...nice shots

yea, neat....wonder what the effect of placing the engines above is?           cheers

[quote]yea, neat....wonder what the effect of placing the engines above is?

Does that mean I shouldnt sit on the wings of planes anymore while they are in flight???

yea, neat....wonder what the effect of placing the engines above is?

No dirt or other stuff from the runway can enter the engine. A considerable advantage,if you're asking me.

Another, older example for this concept:

http://www.vfw614.de/index2_e.html

amazing how you were able to dig that one up.......neat

I simply knew it.