The HondaJet Prototype's First Flight Was 20 Years Ago, and We Take a Look Back - AIN

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More than 20 years ago, Honda Motor Company embarked on a bold experiment, a clean-sheet-design new business jet that offered more cabin space and better performance than existing very light and even some light jets.
What made this project even more unique is that Honda designed and built its own turbofan engine for the HondaJet prototype. After years of intense work by Honda team members in Greensboro, North Carolina, and in Japan, the proof-of-concept HondaJet prototype took to the skies on December 3, 2003.
This led to commercialization of the program and the birth of a new business jet manufacturer.
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[@sivaspandya1259]

Can Honda make long range jets of 4,000 to 5,000 nautical miles?

[@letmelick]

Not yet, they’re working on the new HondaJet Echelon with a range of 2625nm.The first flight is planned for 2026. And after that i think they are capable of producing a 4000+ nm range jet.
But Honda is in a sweet spot with the Hondjajet so I don’t think they are in a hurry to make a ultra long range jet.

[@KuostA]

what jet is the hondajet competing with in this sweet spot? is it better than the rest in this sweet spot? jw@@letmelick