Honda is preparing for the first flight tests of two HF120 turbofan engines with a newly redesigned titanium fan blisk that engine maker GE Honda is confident can pass required ice ingestion testing.
The engine fan underwent a redesign following the failure of an on-ground ice ingestion test, Honda Aircraft revealed recently. The company expects the redesigned engine to be certified in the second half of next year. As a result, deliveries of the $4.5 million HondaJet will be delayed until at least the middle of 2013.
