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Offline fastbroshi

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Honda's first airplane has earned FAA certification as of Dec. 9
« on: December 14, 2015, 10:00:55 AM »
This is pretty cool!!  Honda sure has come a long way.

http://news.boldride.com/2015/12/hondajet-five-things/95782/
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Re: Honda's first airplane has earned FAA certification as of Dec. 9
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2015, 11:29:02 AM »
Wow!
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Re: Honda's first airplane has earned FAA certification as of Dec. 9
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2015, 09:14:17 PM »
There's a video of it going down the runway complete with motorcycle sound and shifting gears. Pretty funny.
  Someone here said his company had put $1 million down on one, that was years ago.
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Re: Honda's first airplane has earned FAA certification as of Dec. 9
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2015, 01:56:00 AM »
Quote from: Don R on December 22, 2015, 09:14:17 PM
There's a video of it going down the runway complete with motorcycle sound and shifting gears. Pretty funny.
  Someone here said his company had put $1 million down on one, that was years ago.

The one I've seen shows the plane taking off but the audio is that of a Honda Civic equipped with fart can exhaust pulling away.
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Re: Honda's first airplane has earned FAA certification as of Dec. 9
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2015, 04:24:26 AM »
Critical question though, what's the best oil to use in the engines?  ::)
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Re: Honda's first airplane has earned FAA certification as of Dec. 9
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2015, 04:40:35 AM »

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Re: Honda's first airplane has earned FAA certification as of Dec. 9
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2015, 07:02:14 AM »
Quote from: Bob Wessner on December 23, 2015, 04:24:26 AM
Critical question though, what's the best oil to use in the engines?  ::)

Now you've done it, Bob!   :o The start of another oil thread! ::) ;D
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Re: Honda's first airplane has earned FAA certification as of Dec. 9
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2015, 09:01:28 AM »
Quote from: Bailgang on December 23, 2015, 01:56:00 AM
Quote from: Don R on December 22, 2015, 09:14:17 PM
There's a video of it going down the runway complete with motorcycle sound and shifting gears. Pretty funny.
  Someone here said his company had put $1 million down on one, that was years ago.

The one I've seen shows the plane taking off but the audio is that of a Honda Civic equipped with fart can exhaust pulling away.

The big question is can you hear the VTEC kicking in, yo?
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Re: Honda's first airplane has earned FAA certification as of Dec. 9
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2015, 09:28:55 AM »
Yeah but... If Harley Davidson made a plane, would you fly in it?
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Re: Honda's first airplane has earned FAA certification as of Dec. 9
« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2015, 10:17:47 AM »
Nope, because it would probably have 3 or 4 radial engines powering it.  But hey, it's got a rad gold flake paint job!!
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Re: Honda's first airplane has earned FAA certification as of Dec. 9
« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2015, 04:51:44 PM »
Quote from: fastbroshi on December 23, 2015, 10:17:47 AM
Nope, because it would probably have 3 or 4 radial engines powering it.  But hey, it's got a rad gold flake paint job!!
And white wall tires..
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Re: Honda's first airplane has earned FAA certification as of Dec. 9
« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2015, 05:14:28 PM »
Quote from: carnivorous chicken on December 23, 2015, 09:28:55 AM
Yeah but... If Harley Davidson made a plane, would you fly in it?
a couple years ago I seriously saw a gyrocopter on craigslist powered by a....wait for it....Triumph 650 Boneville engine! :o :o :o :o :o
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Re: Honda's first airplane has earned FAA certification as of Dec. 9
« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2015, 05:20:12 PM »
Airplanes powered by HD and Henderson were fairly common in the 20,s and 30,s.
 Someone sold an adaptor kit..may have been Heathkit..
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Re: Honda's first airplane has earned FAA certification as of Dec. 9
« Reply #13 on: December 23, 2015, 06:38:26 PM »
Old hd and brit stuff is cool imo...but I so would not travel via  aircraft powered by one
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Re: Honda's first airplane has earned FAA certification as of Dec. 9
« Reply #14 on: December 23, 2015, 10:50:23 PM »
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Re: Honda's first airplane has earned FAA certification as of Dec. 9
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