Author Topic: Honda Tests New Airplane (Read 364 times)

Pfunk · « **on:** December 17, 2003, 07:48:09 PM »

Rice in the sky

http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=184485

lord dolf vader · « **Reply #1 on:** December 17, 2003, 09:51:16 PM »

These features, in combination with Honda's fuel-efficient HF118 Turbofan Engine, provide fuel efficiency over 40% better than conventional aircraft.

wow guess the vaulted a/c designers are ford gm and crysler all over again. 40 ****in percent?

gofaster · « **Reply #2 on:** December 17, 2003, 11:13:12 PM »

Yeah, its nice and all, but will Bob Hoover fly it at air shows?

pugg666 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 17, 2003, 11:26:11 PM »

What? no body kit??

JB73 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 17, 2003, 11:38:44 PM »

just wait untill some kids get ahold of it...

fastest and furiousiest!

they'll have reverse doors and an enalrged tailfin in weeks for it.

dont forget the suspension lowering and the 20's

Chairboy · « **Reply #5 on:** December 18, 2003, 12:00:11 AM »

They'll just re-chip the turbine for richer fuel flow, replace the old and busted aluminum turbine blades with new hotness carbon fiber (or carbon fiber look-alike) blades. Either that or steal a plane with bigger engines and put them on the plane (See 'stolen acura civic engine' in your favorite search site).

Airhead · « **Reply #6 on:** December 18, 2003, 12:17:17 AM »

i drive a 95 Honda Civic. Get 35 miles per gallon with great performance, have a moonroof and a great stereo so as far as I'm concerned for practalicity resons it's a damn good car that's cheap ad reliable. If I were in the market for an airplane and Honda had one I'd buy it, based upon the performance of their car.

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #7 on:** December 18, 2003, 12:44:20 AM »

Looks like a lil CitationX, which is a sexy bird!

SaburoS · « **Reply #8 on:** December 18, 2003, 03:28:23 AM »

Quote

Originally posted by gofaster
Yeah, its nice and all, but will Bob Hoover fly it at air shows?

Probably too slow for him

Rino · « **Reply #9 on:** December 18, 2003, 06:20:53 AM »

Quote

Originally posted by lord dolf vader
These features, in combination with Honda's fuel-efficient HF118 Turbofan Engine, provide fuel efficiency over 40% better than conventional aircraft.

wow guess the vaulted a/c designers are ford gm and crysler all over again. 40 ****in percent?

Kinda wonder what conventional aircraft? That plane looks alot
like the Raytheon Premier, which also carries very efficient puny> Williams turbofans.

Guess we'll see how good it is once it reaches production.

Rino