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Originalmente colocada por Excalibur
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General Electric Aviation em parceria com a GE/Honda
Development
Honda began research into small sized business jets in the late 80s, using engines from other manufacturers. The Honda MH02, an organic matrix composite prototype, was fabricated and assembled at Mississippi State University's Raspet Flight Research Laboratory in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This research lead to Honda developing its own small turbofan jet engine, the HF118 in 1999. The HF118, which was developed in partnership with GE Aviation under the GE Honda partnership, was test-flown on a Cessna Citation. The engine features a single fan, a two-stage compressor and a two-stage turbine. Further design testing on wing shape and design were done on a Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star. The HondaJet made its first flight on December 3, 2003 at Piedmont Triad International Airport, North Carolina, and its first public presentation was on July 28, 2005 at the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Já agora sobre a GE
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Conjuntamente com Rolls Royce a GE dis**** o titulo de maior fabricante mundial de motores para a aviação.