The first conforming HondaJet made a strong impression during its public debut at Oshkosh this week thanks to a flight demonstration that showed off the jet’s performance capabilities via high- and low-speed passes.
The event comes one month after the airplane made its maiden flight and follows on the heels of the GE Honda HF120 engine certification achieved in December. In addition to its speed — which maxes out at cruise at 420 ktas, making the jet the fastest in its class — the HondaJet also used the flight performance as an opportunity to showcase its quiet nature, which HondaJet reps say results from the airplane’s unique engine-over-the-wing design.
