On the cover of this issue dated Jul. 25, 2005, is an American Honda's HondaJet seen flying over Greensboro, N.C.

Cessna Aircraft, Embraer, Eclipse Aviation and Adam Aircraft are developing small turbofan-powered for the new very light jet market, which is discussed in more depth on page 44.

The twin-engine HondaJet has been in development since late and would make its public debut at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture 2005 sport aircraft exhibition in Oshkosh, Wis.

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