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The decade-long run that ended in the bankruptcy of Eclipse Aviation and continued development of the Eclipse 500 by ...
Pilots looking for a very light personal jet with impressive performance and multiengine redundancy should consider this 2008 ...
If you’re looking for your own private jet, then $1,295,000 will buy you this Eclipse 500, a twin-engine very light jet (VLJ) that can carry six passengers at 408 mph for 1,495 miles on a tank ...
Eclipse, has unveiled its first product: the Eclipse 500. Some say the aircraft is so inexpensive, it could change the airline industry.
As a variant of the Eclipse 500/550, it will be the product of a combination of changes to significantly improve the airplane’s performance and increase the overall value proposition to ...
Earlier this month production commenced on the first of 2350 Eclipse 500 jet that have been ordered with non-refundable deposits – more than US$3 billion worth of orders. Output is booked to ...
Aviation.com also points out that the FAA's 2006 certification for the Eclipse 500 happened on the last day of the agency's fiscal year, and strangely enough, on a Saturday. Did this unorthodox ...
Using actual aircraft data as well as data obtained from the Citation Mustang’s flight planning guide, the Mustang used 1,330 lb (198.5 gal)cruising at FL400 while the Eclipse 500 used 987 lb ...
In late November Eclipse Aviation filed for bankruptcy, and investors, suppliers, Eclipse 500 owners and order holders lost well over $1 billion. There has never been a financial failure of this ...