Honda Aircraft Co. announced that its HondaJet light business jet aircraft reached  a maximum speed of 425 knots, or 489 mph, while on a test flight at an  altitude of 30,000 feet.  According to Michimasa Fujino, Honda Aircraft Company President & CEO. "Our  flight tests indicate the aircraft is handling and performing as  expected, with excellent control harmony and stability."

Honda will continue a rigorous series of in-flight mechanical, systems  and handling tests on the FAA-conforming aircraft. Flight testing of the  conforming HondaJet is taking place at Honda Aircraft Company's world  headquarters facility in Greensboro, North Carolina. As flight testing and the build of FAA-conforming aircraft continue,  construction of the HondaJet production facility on the company's  Greensboro campus nears completion. Honda soon will take occupancy of  the 263,400 sq-ft production facility and begin the process of  moving equipment and personnel into the facility and undertaking  pre-production preparations and training necessary to support HondaJet  production ramp-up beginning in 2012.

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