HondaJet: Wins the Daniel Guggenheim Prize
・Awarded to Mr. Fujino who developed HondaJet
・Wright brothers also acquired in the past
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Developed HondaJet:
Mr. Fujino receives the Daniel Guggenheim Prize from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Previous winners include the Wright Brothers and Boeing.
Evaluating HondaJet’s innovation:
1. HondaJet and Mr. Fujino’s visionary leadership
2. HondaJet’s innovative design was praised.
Mr. Fujino’s career:
After graduating from the Department of Aeronautics, Faculty of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, joined Honda in 1984.
He became HondaJet’s project leader in 1997.
He founded the US subsidiary HACI in 2006.
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Michimasa Fujino to Receive the 2024 Daniel Guggenheim Medal
for Design and Development of the HondaJet
Mr. Fujino for the Guggenheim Medal：
It is an honor and a privilege to nominate Mr. Fujino for the Daniel Guggenheim Medal.
His visionary leadership and meticulous engineering have created the most advanced very light jet in the world.
His innovative Over-the-Wing Engine Mount design has set a new standard for performance and efficiency in the aviation industry.
the recipient of numerous：
Fujino has received international recognition for his pioneering contributions to aeronautical research and design.
including
the Elmer A. Sperry Award,
AIAA Reed Aeronautics Award,
ICAS Award for Innovation in Aeronautics,
SAE Clarence L. (Kelly) Johnson Aerospace Vehicle Design and Development Award,
AIAA Aircraft Design Award,
Prime Minister Award of Japan Industry 、
the Good Design Gold Award
His extensive research and theories：
He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), SAE International, and the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS).
also an international member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).
Past recipients of the Guggenheim Medal：
are some of the greatest names in aerospace,
including Holt Ashley,
Lawrence Bell,
William Boeing,
James Doolittle,
Donald Douglas,
Charles Stark Draper,
Hugh Dryden,
Robert Goddard,
Jerome Hunsaker,
Theodore von Kármán,
Charles Lindbergh,
Glenn Martin,
Frank Robinson,
Burt Rutan,
Igor Sikorsky,
and Walter Vincenti, among many others.