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HondaJet First Flight FAA-Conforming Aircraft
JSALES
01-05-2011, 09:18 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik1WYdEzECk
wow, congrats to honda
Santofu
01-05-2011, 09:26 PM
Was the nose necessary? It kinda looks like a swordfish with wings. lol.
hk20000
01-05-2011, 09:31 PM
Was the nose necessary? It kinda looks like a swordfish with wings. lol.
It's for 21st century kamikaze attacks. :troll:
This plane better have VTEC.
Klutch
01-05-2011, 09:32 PM
But the question is.....Does it have VTEC?
JSALES
01-05-2011, 09:33 PM
like all the youtube comments "when does v-tec kick in" or "are they gonna make a type-R model" hahaha
johny
01-05-2011, 09:56 PM
why?.... civics just went up in price to pay for this thing.
reaver64
01-05-2011, 10:00 PM
Lets see what happens when Mugen gets their hands on this :troll:
double0seven
01-05-2011, 10:07 PM
But the question is.....Does it have VTEC?
I hear vtec at 1:03 :troll:
adambomb
01-05-2011, 10:23 PM
Vtec kicks in at 0:51 :wooha:
I want one in championship white with red seats.
MindBomber
01-05-2011, 10:23 PM
Will Hasport make mounts to swap the engine into an EG? :troll:
Welcome ! Turbo's > Vtec
http://members.subaru.jp/a_wonderland/images/l/e40664b078d02584b787484a904a84f9.JPG
JSALES
01-05-2011, 10:37 PM
that front nose looks pretty deadly, imagine if the plane doesn't stop in time and spears the marshaller
A.Finch
01-05-2011, 10:42 PM
Was the nose necessary? It kinda looks like a swordfish with wings. lol.
that thing's a pitot tube, it's there for now to measure airspeed properly and stuff, when it's in production it wont be in the front anymore, but i think it looks kinda ugly without it....and a bit ugly with it actually....the thing looks kinda ugly overall lol.
optiblue
01-05-2011, 11:01 PM
Honda should put that type of passion and effort back into making good cars. CRZ was a total flop.
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CP.AR
01-06-2011, 12:32 AM
So will this be the civic of the private jet world?
if so
god help us with oversized wings and aftermarket HIDs on the wingtips...
FUUUUUUUUUUU blind us from the sky!!
of course... there will always been a few nicely done up ones
!e.lo_
01-06-2011, 12:34 AM
Damn, you guys beat me to the VTEC jokes.
so what's with car companies putting R&D in other fields?
seakrait
01-06-2011, 12:38 AM
congrats to honda for this achievement but man, that's one fugly plane. the engine placement is all weird. looks like an upside-down airliner wing.
The_AK
01-06-2011, 01:12 AM
expect an influx of ebay fart cans for this thing
FerrariEnzo
01-06-2011, 01:14 AM
will it transform into a civic?
The_AK
01-06-2011, 01:18 AM
will it transform into a civic?
I was thinking more along the lines of a Massive Asimo aka Massimo :fuckyea:
cheapskate
01-06-2011, 03:20 AM
Looks great, congrats Honda! :D
orange7
01-06-2011, 04:56 AM
time to a k-series engine swap.
hk20000
01-06-2011, 08:49 AM
Damn, you guys beat me to the VTEC jokes.
so what's with car companies putting R&D in other fields?
Honda has never been a "car company" to begin with. It's always Honda Motors Corp.
i.e. Anything with an engine, they'll try to do it.
GabAlmighty
01-06-2011, 09:34 AM
Definitely not a fan of the engine placement.
And, who needs to retract landing gear? Fuel efficiency is for suckers!
originalhypa
01-06-2011, 09:57 AM
And, who needs to retract landing gear? Fuel efficiency is for suckers!
I was wondering the same thing?
Maybe a failure?
Something to do with safety being one of the early flights?
Regardless, I love the sound when it takes off.
Secksy!
belka
01-06-2011, 10:29 AM
Something to do with safety being one of the early flights?
This.
FeistyBearH22a
01-06-2011, 11:26 AM
Does it have VTEC? :troll:
GabAlmighty
01-06-2011, 11:46 AM
Maybe a failure?
Something to do with safety being one of the early flights?
Regardless, I love the sound when it takes off.
Secksy!
Nah, highly doubt it was a failure. Just for safety's sake. Although it wouldn't allow you to fly as fast, keeping you closer to stall.
As for the sound, honestly. That sound seems like it belongs to a bigger jet, but that's just me.
marc0lishuz
01-06-2011, 01:01 PM
Definitely not a fan of the engine placement.
And, who needs to retract landing gear? Fuel efficiency is for suckers!
Gear-down flights are only for testing purposes. What if the gear mechanism fails during testing? Eliminate that risk by having the gear down for the whole flight.
AWDTurboLuvr
01-06-2011, 01:54 PM
Don't worry, when the USDM ones arrive, they will have a different front end and pilots will scramble to try to convert it to the JDM version.
tofu1413
01-06-2011, 08:23 PM
wonder if mugen would make a twinloop for this thing... :troll:
ae101
01-06-2011, 09:30 PM
mugen , psh not unless SPOOOOOON GETS THERE 1ST
twitchyzero
01-06-2011, 10:22 PM
R&D into airplanes but cancel the NSX
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