Is not the Honda Jet already certified in Japan (& other countries)?

But it\'s just an ugly airplane. Doesn\'t matter how technically advanced it is. It\'s ugly....

Unconventional... Don\'t like it, that\'s too bad, you will get used to it. I suppose you don\'t mind many of the bland modern cars now, but then the bubble cars appeared in the 1990\'s they were plain ugly... NO corners ugh...

If it can compete with the Piaggio Avanti turbo-prop pusher (in terms of cost of operation), it will be successful.

Interesting how the jets are on pylons above the wing and the canards are much taller proportionately to the wing. Odd looking or not, Honda doesn\'t build junk. I think it\'s more of a new beginning for them.

The open-cockpit Del Sol version will be cool

The "distinctive engine-over-the-wing design" first flew in July of 1971, having been proposed in 1961. The aircraft , the VFW614 was described as ahead of its time, and with a capacity of 36 - 40 seats a candidate for regional airlines, which at that time did not really exist. For those look up VFW-614 on Wikipedia.

Those are winglets not canards...

Honda just designs it different for the sake of \'being different\'. But all in all it looks ugly. I wouldn\'t want to fly in one of these. Form follows function. I bet it functions teribbly.

oh demonduck and spacebagels I feel so sad for you two, I would explain to you that Honda makes great well thought out products like my Sons RSX type S . me thinks you would not understand the joy of shifting at 9500 rpm, this is from a URQ owner that loves the sound at 6750 rpm on the I5, Honda rocks!