Which Honda business jet made its first flight on December 3, 2003?

The Honda business jet that made its first flight on December 3, 2003, was the HA-420 HondaJet.

A proof-of-concept HondaJet completed its first successful test flight at Honda’s Greensboro, North Carolina, facility on December 3, 2003. The aircraft emerged from Honda’s long-running aviation research and was led in development by designer Michimasa Fujino, whose work on the concept began in the late 1990s.

The HondaJet’s signature feature is its over-the-wing engine placement. Mounting the two GE Honda HF120 turbofans on pylons above the wings helped create a more spacious cabin and contributed to the aircraft’s aerodynamic design. The jet seats approximately six or seven people, depending on configuration.

The MH02 was an earlier Honda research aircraft and a separate prototype, not the HondaJet. The HF120 is the engine used by the aircraft, while HondaJet Echelon is a later, larger business-jet program. The HondaJet received FAA type certification in December 2015 and entered customer service that year.