- April 9, 2021, 9:38 AM
On April 20, the Misawa Aviation & Science Museum in Aomori Prefecture in Japan reopens with a unique new display the original proof-of-concept (POC) prototype HondaJet. Aomori is the location of Honda Aircraft president and CEO Michimasa Fujino’s hometown.
While undergoing remodeling two years ago, the museum reached out to Honda Aircraft to ask for help with a plan to design a hangar dedicated to the HondaJet. The possibility of educating visitors about Honda Aircraft and the HondaJet was a “great opportunity,” according to the company. “As a result, we ve decided to donate the POC and have it permanently displayed in the museum.”
Museum in northeastern Japan to put HondaJet aircraft on display
A HondaJet small business aircraft will be put on permanent display at an aviation and science museum in northeastern Japan, according to the facility that will reopen later this month.
Misawa Aviation & Science Museum in Aomori Prefecture will display from April 20 the first successfully flown HondaJet, the Honda Motor Co. private aircraft.
Photo taken April 2, 2021 shows the first successfully flown HondaJet to be displayed at Misawa Aviation & Science Museum in Aomori Prefecture. (Kyodo)
Developed for technical demonstration by the Japanese automaker s Honda Aircraft Co. unit in the United States, it successfully flew in 2003.
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