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Honda HA-420 HondaJet

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Light business jet.

Designed to maximise aerodynamics. Twin, turbofan engines mounted over the wing. Shape of wing and nose enhance natural laminar flow. Wings, manufactured from a single sheet of aluminium alloy are low and swept back, tapering to winglets. Fin and swept back tailplane are also aluminium alloy. Fuselage is graphite composite with honeycomb sandwich panel and stiffened panel.

Certified for single pilot flight. 1 or 2 pilots face advanced flight deck with avionics based on Garmin G3000 with three 14 inch high res display and two touch screen controllers.

HondaJet 2600 and Elite II incorporate increased electrification and automation of systems to simplify pilot workload, including autothrottle, autobrake, Advanced Steering Augmentation System (ASAS) and Runway Overrun Awareness and Alerting System (ROAAS).

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Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turbofan

Application

Business

Final assembly

Greensboro (Piedmont Triad) ·

Fleet facts business use worldwide · as at August 2026

In business use

290 aircraft

Production years

2015-2026

Average age

6.5 years

Main base countries

U.S.A. (222), Japan (12), U.K. (6), Thailand (5), France (5)

Figures cover the worldwide fleet in business use — airline and military examples are not included. Fleet data: Business Air News research.

Design & construction

Primary structure

Composite

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Ice protection

Electro-thermal

Pressurisation

Pressurised

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

Engine-bleed air-cycle

Planform

Swept

Tail

Conventional

Certification

Part 23

Minimum crew

Composite fuselage (primary structure) Primary Winglets / sharklets Standard Synthetic vision Standard

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Honda HA-420 HondaJet	2003 / 2010		Production: 11 (2024). Light business jet.
Honda HA-420 HondaJet Elite	2018 / 2018		Larger, updated variant, includes HondaJet Elite S.
Honda HA-420 HondaJet 2600 Concept	2021 /	2023	Production: 3 (2026) GAMA: Honda Aircraft Company HA-420 HondaJet. Upgraded varaint, using next generation technology, redesginated HondaJet Echelon in 2023 (described seperately).
Honda HA-420 HondaJet Elite II	2022 / 2022		Upgrade with expanded range (1547 nm), increased MTOW (11100 pounds), ground spoilers, cabin redesign and automation technology.

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