HondaJet

Honda Aircraft has taken the wraps off its latest business jet, the HondaJet Elite S. The upgraded version of the Elite has an increased takeoff weight of 200 lb, allowing for an additional passenger or an extra 120 nm of range.

​​The HondaJet is an already impressive piece of aerospace engineering. Now Honda is upping the ante, today announcing the HondaJet Elite, which is claimed to not only fly farther than its competitors, but also fly quieter, with new noise-attenuating technology to keep noise down in the cabin.

Honda Aircraft Company has given credence to its claim that its HondaJet is the fastest jet in its class by breaking two speed records. The records were set over two recognized courses in the US from Teterboro, New Jersey to Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Boston, Massachusetts to Palm Beach, Florida.

Honda is officially shipping jets for the first time. The ceremonial first delivery of the HondaJet executive light jet was recently made at the world headquarters of Honda Aircraft Company in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The sixty fifth anniversary of the first Pebble Beach auto racing weekend is now much greater than anyone could have envisaged when California's Monterey Peninsula community began this journey. Here's Gizmag's round-up of the 2015 event.

With a history that stretches back more than 60 years, EAA AirVenture now attracts over half a million aircraft enthusiasts, along with some 10,000 planes, helicopters and experimental aircraft of all eras. Gizmag joined the multitudes on the shores of Lake Winnebago for EAA AirVenture 2014.

Honda Aircraft Company has announced the initial flight of its first production HondaJet ahead of a planned entry into service in 2015. The flight took place at HondaJet’s headquarters at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The Hondajet has passed another milestone on its way to entering commercial service as GE Honda Aero Engines has announced that it’s shipped the first pair of production HF120 jet engines developed for the HondaJet executive jet engine.

The Honda Aircraft Company has announced that its HA-420 HondaJet business jet is entering production.

Honda's latest FAA-conforming test aircraft known as F2 has now begun flight testing.

Honda's first light business jet has exceeded its projected top speed in flight testing.

The first FAA-conforming HA-420 HondaJet has successfully completed its first flight, signaling the start of flight-testing to support certification of the aircraft.