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Honda Aero, Inc. (HAI) , a wholly owned subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., is headquartered in Burlington, North Carolina near Burlington - Alamance Regional Airport. The Burlington facility will serve as a major production site for machines developed and marketed by GE Honda Aero Engines, LLC (a joint venture between Honda Aero and GE), starting with the GE Honda HF120 turbofan engine. The development of this facility represents a $ 27 million capital expenditure by Honda, bringing the total investment of North American capital to over $ 9 billion. Production begins with GE Honda Aero Engine HF120 on March 17, 2015.
GE Honda HF120 Turbofan History
- Honda R & amp; D began researching aircraft jet engine technology at the Wako Research Center in Japan in 1986. The development effort involves the manufacture of several prototype machines, including HFX01 (1995), HFX20 (1996), HF118 -1 (2000) and HF118-2 (2002).
- The HF118 uses the HondaJet prototype, developed by Honda, on its first flight in December 2003, and on all subsequent flights to date.
- July 2004 - Honda Aero, Inc. (HAI), a new Honda subsidiary, was established to manage Honda's aircraft engine activity in the US.
- October 2004 - Honda Aero, Inc., and GE established GE Honda Aero Engines, LLC, a 50-50 joint venture responsible for certification, commercialization, manufacturing infrastructure establishment, and support activities for GE Honda HF120 turbofan engines and derivatives in a thrust class of 1,000 to 3,500 pounds.
- October 16, 2006 - GE Honda Aero Engines debuts HF120 engine, its successor pushes higher to HF118, at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention in Orlando, Florida, announces that it has received orders for engines from Honda Aircraft Company, Inc., a sophisticated jet maker of HondaJet; and Spectrum Aeronautical, a Spectrum Freedom business jet maker.
- July 17, 2007 - Honda Aero announces plans to set up a jet engine manufacturing headquarters and manufacturing facility in Burlington, North Carolina, starting with the production of the GE Honda HF120 turbofan engine.
- October 19, 2009 - The first GE Honda HF120 engine has successfully begun its first test in the GE Flight height test room in Evendale, Ohio, launches a program test phase.
- May 20, 2013 - GE Honda Aero Engines announced today nearly the completion of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification testing on its HF120 engine. In the last six months, the HF120 engine successfully completed crosswind testing and block block test for 150 hours. The last remaining test, swallowing a moderate bird, is scheduled for completion in July. More than 95 percent of certification documents to the FAA have been submitted with more than 84 percent already approved.
- December 13, 2013 - The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certifies Section 33 to the GE Honda Aero Engine's HF120 turbofan engine, which states the feasibility of flying and setting the stage for the production of this new engine. The HF120 machine eligibility certification follows a ground and fly test program involving 13 machines.
- March 9, 2015 - The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded the Section 21 Production Certificate for the GE Honda Aero Engine HF120 turbofan engine, which states the facility's ability to produce and deliver engines.
- This facility also functions as a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility for HF120 machines.
- On April 19, 2016, Honda Aero announced an investment of $ 21 million to expand the facility. The expansion of 39,000 square feet will enable the company to develop in-house capabilities including component manufacturing.
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