“Honda Aircraft has completed nearly all of the
testing and reports required by the FAA, and we
are very close to achieving final type
certification for the world’s most advanced
light jet.”
A provisional type certificate is a design
approval by the FAA and is common for business
jets when final certification is near. Honda
Aircraft has demonstrated that the HondaJet is
safe for flight and meets the airworthiness
standards defined by the PTC.
Melvin Taylor, manager of the FAA’s Atlanta
Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), said “It is
a pleasure for the Atlanta ACO to issue Honda
Aircraft Company a provisional type certificate
for the Model HA-420. It is a milestone event
for a first time aircraft manufacturer to
receive its first type certificate. This
issuance speaks well to the hard work put
forward by all the Honda and FAA staff working
in a collaborative manner.
The Atlanta ACO takes pride in being part of
Honda’s introduction of such an advanced and
uniquely designed aircraft to the aviation
market. We look forward to continuing our
collaboration with Honda as we move to final
completion of their HA-420 approval.”
Honda Aircraft is targeting final FAA type
certification in the next few months, following
the completion of final testing and approval by
the FAA. The four HondaJets in the flight test
fleet have performed as expected and flown more
than 2,500 hours. The flight test program has
conducted extensive testing for certification at
more than 70 locations in the United States.
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