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Honda Aircraft Company

Honda Aircraft Company
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAviation
FoundedAugust 2006; 18 years ago (August 2006)
FounderMichimasa Fujino
Headquarters
Greensboro, North Carolina
,
United States
Key people
Hideto Yamasaki
(President and CEO)
ProductsVery light jets
Number of employees
1,200+ as of October 2014[1]
ParentHonda Motor Co., Ltd
Websitewww.hondajet.com

Honda Aircraft Company is an aircraft manufacturer headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, responsible for the production of the HondaJet family of aircraft. Originally a secret research project within Honda R&D, Honda Aircraft Company was formed as a wholly owned subsidiary of Honda Motor Company in August 2006 under the leadership of HondaJet designer Michimasa Fujino.[2] Honda Aircraft Company began delivering aircraft to customers in late 2015, and by the first half of 2017 its HondaJet had become the top-selling twin-engine light business jet.[3][4][5]

Honda Aircraft has introduced a number of innovations in general aviation (GA) jet aircraft, including an over-wing engine mount, natural laminar flow wings, and carbon composite fuselage.[6][7][8][9] The engine placement in particular overcame the limitations of earlier designs, allowing for reduced wave drag, and increased cabin and baggage space.[7] Honda Aircraft Company was also the first aircraft manufacturer to collaborate with Garmin to develop glass cockpits for GA jet aircraft.[10] In recognition for its contributions to aircraft design and business aviation, Honda Aircraft Company was awarded the AIAA Foundation Award for Excellence in 2018.[11][12]

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  2. ^ Holden, Henry M. (February 2007). "HondaJet: On a Wing and a Dare". Airport Journals. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  3. ^ Pisano, Gary (January 2019). Creative Construction: The DNA of Sustained Innovation. New York: PublicAffairs. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-61039-877-0.
  4. ^ Nonaka, Ikujiro; Takeuchi, Hirotaka (2019). The Wise Company: How Companies Create Continuous Innovation. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 9. ISBN 9780190497019.
  5. ^ "General Aviation Aircraft Shipment Report - 2017 Year End" (PDF). General Aviation Manufacturers Association. May 8, 2018.
  6. ^ Haines, Thomas B. (August 5, 2005). "HondaJet. Behind The Curtain" (PDF). aopa.com. Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Fujino, Michimasa (May–June 2005). "Design and Development of the HondaJet" (PDF). Journal of Aircraft. 42 (3): 755–764. doi:10.2514/1.12268. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  8. ^ Fujino, Michimasa; Yuichi Yoshizaki; Yuichi Kawamura (July–August 2003). "Natural-Laminar-Flow Airfoil Development for a Lightweight business Jet" (PDF). Journal of Aircraft. 40 (4): 609–615. doi:10.2514/2.3145. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  9. ^ Fujino, Michimasa (2013). "Case Study 4: HondaJet". In Carichner, Grant E.; Nicolai, Leland M. (eds.). Fundamentals of Aircraft and Airship Design, Volume 2 – Airship Design and Case Studies. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. pp. 615–647. ISBN 978-1-60086-898-6.
  10. ^ Matoon, Jeff (May–June 2012). "Fujino's Form: An In Depth Look into HondaJet and its Visionary Leader" (PDF). Pilot Magazine. p. 6. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  11. ^ "Aircraft Design Award". AIAA. 2018.
  12. ^ Olsen, Patricia R. (October 12, 2018). "From Business Jet Designer to Company C.E.O." The New York Times. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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