Honda to start making aircraft

[Sportsdude]

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    SWEET!

You could say I'm a Honda Fan boy but this plane looks sweet. I bet its good on gas. Something that private planes are notoriously not.

[Lise]

Nice! Send me one to my address. Actually, I much prefer the DeathStar but I'll settle for one of those.

[Marik]

Cool, but how high, far, and fast can it go?  

[Sportsdude]

Seating: 6-7 (2 crew + 5 passengers or 1 pilot + 6 passengers)
Max Speed: 778km/hr (420 knots)
Engine: H-F 118 Turbofan Engine - x 2
Length x width x height: 12.67 x 12.2 x 4.1 m (41.6 x 39.9 x 13.2 ft)
Operational Ceiling: 12,497 m (41,000ft)
Range: 2,037 Km (1,100 nm)