Honda to begin selling jets in 2015 Scale model displayed at Detroit auto show

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After 20 years of preparation, Honda plans to begin selling light jets in the second quarter of 2015, the Japanese automaker announced Tuesday at the North American International Auto Show, where a scale model of the HondaJet was on display.

John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co. said the HondaJet has yet to complete the Federal Aviation Administration approval process, but is already being mass produced.

"The most significant of HondaJet's many breakthroughs is the unique, over-the-wing engine mount configuration," Mendel said. "It's engineered and proven by Honda after more than 20 years of extensive research and development. This design makes HondaJet the fastest, the highest flying and - typical Honda - the most fuel efficient aircraft in its class."
The GE Honda HF120 Turbofan engines produce more than 2,000 pounds of thrust, he said, "the most powerful Honda engine ever produced."
The jets are built in North Carolina.
"We're already mass producing Honda Jet, even as we enter the final phase of FAA approval," Mendel said.

Honda on Tuesday also showed off its advancements in hydrogen fuel cell technology with the U.S. debut of the FCV concept car.

Also on display was the Uni-cub, motorized unicycle that Mendel said got its balance control technology from Honda's robotics research.

"These technologies allow the rider to move forward, backward, side to side and even diagonally as freely as walking, simply by shifting body weight," he said.

The auto show runs through Jan. 25 in Detroit. Press preview days were Monday and Tuesday, followed by industry previews Wednesday and Thursday and a charity preview on Friday.

The show will be open to the public Jan. 17-25. More than 750 vehicles will be on display, and some 800,000 attendees are expected to pass through the Cobo Center's doors for the event. Tickets to the 2015 public show days are $7 for senior citizens and children between 7-12 years old; $13 for adults; and free for children 6 and under. For more information on tickets, visit naias.com