Engines
HF120 advances toward FAA tests
GE Honda Aero Engines has started building the first HF120 engine for FAA certification testing scheduled to begin early next year.

GE Honda Aero Engines has started building the first HF120 engine for FAA certification testing scheduled to begin early next year.

Hardware for this engine began arriving at General Electric’s Lynn, Mass. facility last month, keeping the program on track for certification later next year. Honda Aircraft’s HondaJet and the Spectrum Aeronautical S40 Freedom are launch customers for the 2,095-pound-thrust HF120.

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