Honda HA-420 HondaJet

2 × Turbofan Pressurized Low Wing • Retractable

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Payload vs. Range

Occupants:

Fuel on board

Cargo

Range

Cargo is additional payload after occupants and baggage.

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full tanks

Available Range / nm

Mission capable. This load flies with full fuel.

Fuel reduced by . left aboard for nm range.

Over max payload by . At this load it cannot lift a single occupant.

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Mission Profile

Used market

422

KTAS

Cruise Speed

1,223

Max Range

43,000

Service Ceiling

Occupants

560

lbs

Wet Payload

Endorsements & ratings:

High-Altitude
Pressurization
Multi-Engine
Instrument

Honda HA-420 HondaJet (T7-RAS) on the ramp at AERO Friedrichshafen 2018 -- photo by Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0

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About the Honda HA-420 HondaJet

Type certificated 2015

Overview

The Honda HA-420 HondaJet rewrote the very-light-jet rulebook in 2015 by hanging its two GE Honda HF120 turbofans on pylons above the wing rather than the aft fuselage. That single choice, paired with a natural-laminar-flow wing and nose, freed the cabin of the structural carry-through that engine-on-fuselage rivals accept, yielding a roomier six- to seven-seat interior with an enclosed aft lavatory, all inside the fastest airframe in its class at 422 knots.

This original “Classic” configuration is the aircraft as first certified: 10,600 lb, roughly 1,200 nautical miles of range, and Garmin G3000 avionics without the later automation. It is the entry point to HondaJet ownership on the used market, and it rewards the owner-operator who prizes cabin comfort, ramp presence, and cruise speed over outright range. A buyer who routinely needs four adults and full fuel on 1,200 nm legs will feel the payload-range squeeze; one flying two or three people on 600-to-900 nm business hops gets a fast, quiet, single-pilot jet.

Key Features for GA Buyers

Over-the-wing engine mounts (OTWEM): Relocating the engines off the fuselage cuts cabin noise and structural intrusion, and is the defining reason the cabin feels a size larger than the aircraft’s footprint suggests.
Class-leading speed: A 422-knot high-speed cruise and a 43,000 ft ceiling put it at the top of the very-light-jet field, above the Citation Mustang and Phenom 100.
Enclosed aft lavatory: A fully enclosed lavatory with a sink is uncommon in this segment, where most rivals offer only a curtained or belted seat.
Natural laminar flow: The nose and wing are shaped for laminar airflow, contributing to both the low drag and the distinctive look.

Trade-offs

Payload versus range: Filling the seats and the tanks is an either/or proposition; four-adult missions typically trade range down toward 1,000 nm.
In-flight baggage access: The aft baggage compartment is not reachable from the cabin in flight, and the nose compartment is small.
Superseded configuration: The Classic predates the Elite, Elite S, and Elite II gains in range, fuel capacity, and cockpit automation; parts and avionics support increasingly track the newer variants.

Technical Specifications

Dimensions & Weights

Height: 15 ft
Length: Source: manufacturer figure 43 ft
Parking area (ft²²): 2,370 ft²

Max Takeoff Weight: Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 10,600 lbs
Max Landing Weight: Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 9,860 lbs
Useful Load: 3,401 lbs
Fuel Capacity: Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 424 gal

Performance

Cruise Speed: Source: manufacturer figure 422 KTAS
Never-Exceed (V_NE): Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 270 KIAS
Approach Speed: 112 KIAS
Stall, Clean (V_S₁): 90 KIAS
Range: Source: manufacturer figure 1223 NM
Service Ceiling: Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 43,000 ft
Rate of Climb: 800 - 3990 fpm
Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle: 4,000 ft
Landing over 50 ft obstacle: 3,050 ft

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Sources

Where the figures on this page come from. Honda HA-420 HondaJet specifications are traced to published references; estimated values are flagged inline next to the figure.

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