FIRST FLIGHT FOR HONDA ENGINE
Honda R&D has begun test flights of an experimental, 1,800-lb.-thrust-class turbofan engine at California's Mojave Airport. The powerplant, called the Honda R&D Experimental Turbo Fan, made its first flight on Dec. 18 mounted on the starboard, forward fuselage area of a Boeing 727-100 test aircraft...
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