Honda's first ever, $4.85 million jet just set two speed records

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Honda's first ever, $4.85 million jet just set two speed records

提交时间：4 年以前

The HondaJet broke an existing record for its flight between New Jersey's Teterboro Airport and Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport with a flight time of two hours and 51 minutes. (www.businessinsider.com) 更多...

Lindsay Laird

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Martin Haisman 4 年以前 13

The only Honda where the wing actually does something.

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Jeff Phipps 4 年以前 7

I guess you don't follow Formula 1. :-)

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Martin Haisman 4 年以前 2

Don't follow it per-sea but the entire F1 vehicle is designed for down-force. I was just taking the piss out of the little hoodweebs that drive an 80 HP Civic with a big spoiler.

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doublet 4 年以前 1

Honda Civics have had more than 100 hp for the last 20 years. Many of the current Civic models have over 140 hp. What they may lack in horsepower they more than make up for with reliability and serviceability.

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Martin Haisman 4 年以前 0

Actually non turbo reported at 158 and turbo 174. Maybe I'm a little stuffy in my old age but I stick to the quality quite European cars that can tow without jamming to doors shut. Since this is an aviation site I will go back to speed and power and marvel at the idle HP of Merlin's etc around 400.

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Michael Stansfield 4 年以前 3

LOL!!!!!

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Jon Vanmeter 4 年以前 2

Priceless!

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Hugh Somsen 4 年以前 2

Love the headline picture next to a Beautiful Connie

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ToddBaldwin3 4 年以前 2

I have this mental image of the pilot kick starting the thing.

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Andre Page 4 年以前 1

Pretty nice Flying Car! (Honda, flying.. get it?) ;-)

"the first in its class to" In a class of its own! ;-)

Ok, I'll stop now...

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Hugh Somsen 4 年以前 1

Hi Doll, ya wanna ride on my Crotch Rocket?

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Roger Du Bose 4 年以前 -3

Sorry, call me old fashioned, but the only private jet you can actually, "Arrive" in would be a Lear 35, 25, 24, or 23 if there are any of those still flying. The Lear Jets I mention are sexy, very fast, and elegantly snobby! I am sure one of them has broken these trite speed records many times over, to brag about it would be a distaste to Mr. Lear's classy invention. Apparently there may be some truth to this, as the bird beaked, wing under engine Honda Jet has a lavatory! A glaring indication the jet has a problem getting one from point A, to point B, between poo, poo, breaks! unlike some of the smaller Lear Jets I have mentioned. I trust Honda ships them with a lifetime supply of Poo Pourri, (a real product, look it up) as it would be ill advised to open a window at 41,000 feet to clear the stench from the cabin. Just Saying.....

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matt jensen 4 年以前 5

Lears were a status symbol around the 70s, then it was the Citation's, the Hawker's, and the G's. Now it's personal one pilot jet - the Honda and Pilatus. Moving on up!

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ernestl morellsr 4 年以前 -3

...Huh? what, that's no flight record, from New Jersey to Fla in 2hrs and 51 mins:Um thinking around the globe in that time....xxx... like SR71 Black bird, that type of flight, please, I can travel from Brooklyn to DC in that time even using the toll bridges..

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matt jensen 4 年以前 3

You don't burn 160 gal of jet fuel and the 71 doesn't hold six people.

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Michael Woolfolk 4 年以前 1

The record in its class. I thought the article made it clear.

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Patrick Moulton 4 年以前 -9

How could a company as great as honda, with an accomplishment as great as developing a clean-sheet jet, RUIN the damn thing with that F-ing bird-beak nosecone?!

Somebody answer me dammit- I want an answer. . .

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744pnf 4 年以前 9

'cause it looks nice? Or perhaps aerodynamics is a factor.

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Jeffrey Beaumont 4 年以前 3

chill out before you have a heart attack, and watch you language!

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joel wiley 4 年以前 3

By not hiring narrow minded, over opinionated designers and consultants such as yourself.
Consider your 'damned' question answered!

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ernestl morellsr 4 年以前 1

It's their new (Bird baby) that'll need new wings and a new beaf after the military buys 'bout two hundred of em at the tax payers blood lever..that's two arms and one leg...lololol

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Martin Haisman 4 年以前 1

Aerodynamics

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