A panoramic image of the new HondaJet (Image: Honda Aircraft Company)
HondaJet 2600: Capturing the Hearts of America’s Wealthy!
-Fulfilling the dream of a solo pilot-
-Maximum cruising range of 2600 nautical miles (4815km) achieved-
Report from article published in Merkmal
Honda Aircraft Company:
The debut product, HA-420, has been offered as HondaJet Elite.
2021 USA Exhibition (NBAA-BACE)
2021 USA Exhibition:
A mockup of the HondaJet 2600 Concept has been released.
This is the aircraft that was announced for commercialization this time.
HondaJet 2600:
Maximum take-off weight is 8 tons. It is one size larger than the VLJ category to which the HA-420 belongs.
The so-called Light Jet is equivalent to the LJ class.
Competitor in the LJ class: Cessna CitationJet
Competitors in the LJ class:
The Citation CJ4 (Cessna 525) is the world’s best-selling model.
Competitors include the Brazilian Embraer Phenom 300 and the Swiss Pilatus PC-24.
Like the HA-420, the HondaJet 2600 aims to achieve one class higher performance.
HondaJet 2600 maximum range:
Of particular importance is the maximum cruising range of over 2,600 nautical miles (4,815 km).
A range of 2,600 nautical miles means it can cross the continental United States.
Comparable to Cessna 680:
Existing LJ-class aircraft cannot reach this range of 2,600 nautical miles.
The performance is comparable to the Citation Sovereign (Cessna 680), which is called a midsize.
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The basic form of the HondaJet 2600:
Installed engine:
Equipped with “Williams FJ44-4 series new FJ-44-4C”.
This is also loaded on the Citation CJ4 and Pilatus PC-24.
Maximum range of Citation CJ4:
“The maximum cruising range of the Citation CJ4 with the same engine” is less than 2200 nautical miles even with the latest model.
Excellent high-altitude performance of the HondaJet 2600:
The HondaJet 2600 has a maximum operating altitude of 47,000ft (14,325m), 2,000ft higher than the Citation CJ4.
With this, it demonstrates “advanced performance on par with the high-end Citation Sovereign”.
By “flying at high altitudes with little resistance”, it achieves a cruising range that exceeds that of rival aircraft.
The Citation Sovereign is a large aircraft:
Citation Sovereign has obtained “type certification based on 14CFR PART 25 review criteria for large passenger aircraft”.
Therefore, it is assumed that two pilots are on board.
The HondaJet 2600 is a small plane:
Like the HA-420 and the Citation CJ4, the HondaJet 2600 fits within the PART 23 framework for small aircraft.
This will allow it to be operated by a single pilot.
Countries with the greatest demand for business jets:
Many wealthy Americans are owner-pilots who enjoy flying themselves.
For such demand, the HondaJet 2600 is very attractive.
It has the potential to dominate the market as a high-performance machine that exceeds its class.