Aircraft
Honda Aircraft Unveils 2600 ‘Concept’ Jet
Honda Aircraft's conceptual HondaJet 2600 boasts midsize-jet range and cabin amenities, but with a light jet class airframe.
Photo: Barry Ambrose
Photo: Barry Ambrose

Honda Aircraft lifted the curtain and unveiled a “concept” of its next aircraft—a larger light jet with a transcontinental range of 2,625 nm and with a midsize-jet cabin that seats up to 11 occupants—on Tuesday morning at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas. A mockup of the fuselage with stub wings and engines on pylons is on display this week at Honda Aircraft’s BACE exhibit (Booth 3167).

The configuration of the HondaJet 2600 is similar to the original HondaJet HA-420, with Honda Aircraft’s patented over-the-wing-engine-mount design, in which the two engines are attached to pylons mounted on top of the wings. This allows for additional space in the cabin because many engine systems do not need to be installed inside the aft fuselage, while also lowering vibration and noise for passengers.

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