HondaJet Makes First Flight in Japan

TOKYO, JAPAN - APRIL 23: Honda Aircraft President Michimasa Fujino speaks to media reporters in front of HondaJet at a hangarat Tokyo International Airport on April 23, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. The 13-meter-long aircraft can carry seven passengers and is priced at 4.5 million U.S. Dollars (about 540 million yen). The first commercial unit will be delivered within months. The HondaJet is the first aircraft manufactured by a Japanese carmaker. Honda started developing a small jet in 1986 to realize the long-cherished dream of company founder Soichiro Honda. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)