Honda Aircraft Company unveiled the HondaJet 2600 Concept at the 2021 NBAA Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) being held in Las Vegas.
Aircraft displayed a mockup of the HondaJet 2600 Concept ‘to collect customer feedback and validate market demand’.
The HondaJet 2600 inherits Honda Aircraft’s aeronautical breakthroughs, including the Over-The-Wing Engine Mount (OTWEM) configuration, Natural Laminar Flow (NLF) technology on wings and fuselage nose, and carbon composite fuselage.
Honda says the 2600 will be the world’s first light jet capable of nonstop transcontinental flight across the United States with a range of 2,625nm. High speed cruise is 450kt and ceiling is 47,000ft.
The 11-seat aircraft has the tallest cabin height in the sector, says Honda, and offers a cabin altitude of 6,363ft.
The aircraft will also offer three types of modular and highly customizable cabin configurations. It will be designed for single-pilot operation, with an advanced cockpit incorporating innovative technologies such as electrification and automated systems, including autothrottle and autobrake, among others.
Carbon emissions are reduced with up to 20% better fuel efficiency than typical light jets, and is over 40% more fuel efficient than a mid-size jet during a typical mission.
Honda Aircraft Company President and CEO Michimasa Fujino said at the launch, “Over the past five years, we introduced the HondaJet Elite, then the Elite S, to further enhance the original HondaJet design.
“Now, we are validating market demand as we unveil a new aircraft concept in a different segment from the original HondaJet.
“With the HondaJet 2600 Concept, which enables efficient transcontinental flight, offers new level of cabin comfort and capacity, and dramatically reduces CO2 emssions, we are introducing a new generation of business jets.”
