Honda left the ground today in their own aircraft as they planned to 100 years after the Wright brothers.
See article:
<A HREF="http://asia.news.yahoo.com/031216/3/19ivl.html">http://asia.news.yahoo.com/031216/3/19ivl.html</A>

The Wrights were bicycle builders and Honda started with a powered bicycle, an interesting comparison. I wonder if Boeing ever made a bike?