本田小型噴射機試飛成功

A few weeks ago the Yomiuri News on-line reported the following:

ホンダジェット量産機初飛行…４億５０００万円

2014年06月29日 14時06分

　ホンダは２８日、小型ジェット機「ホンダジェット」の量産１号機が米国で初飛行に成功したと発表した。

　ホンダジェットは７人乗り。エンジンを主翼の上に据えて、他社の競合機種に比べ高い燃費性能と客室空間の広さを実現した。価格は４５０万ドル（約４億５０００万円）で、すでに米国などで１００機以上を受注している。２０１５年に納入を始める予定だ。

(試譯文)

On the 28th (June) Honda announced that their No. 1 mass production small jet aircraft "Honda Jet" had succeeded in its first flight in the U.S.

Honda Jet was a seven-seater. The engine was set on the wing. Compared with the competing models of other companies, it had high fuel consumption performance and wide guest room space. The price was 4,500,000 dollars (about 450 million yen), and already it had received orders for over 100 planes in the U.S. etc. Delivery was scheduled to begin in 2015.

From now on, apart from being a brand name for cars, Honda is also for small jet-planes.