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composite airframe manufacturing, and the aluminum skin is first laid in a mold, and then the structure is built onto it. The result is much more precise control of the aircraft's final shape, resulting in a cabin that is more robust and can be pressurized to a higher differential. In addition, the manufacturing techniques are designed so that one crew can assemble an airframe in a single shift. The complete interior is designed to be installed on a moving assembly line in 45 minutes.
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reported engine surge incidents, requiring pilots to decrease power on the affected engine. The FAA was concerned that this problem "could result in flight and landing under single-engine conditions" or if it affected both engines, a double engine failure. This action is considered an interim solution while the engine certification authority,
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now due to fumes in the cockpit and in the cabin. Eclipse seemingly has no idea how to fix these aircraft problems. Flying at 41,000 feet, you don't have much time to deal with these continuous, on-going, very serious issues. All I know is that every time I've had to fly the
Eclipse, I'm truly scared.
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Eclipse would be to fly. Sure, every airplane is fun to fly, but the Eclipse makes you feel like a fighter pilot. It handles like a Mooney with jet engines. Tight and
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presented Raburn with the provisional certificate in a special ceremony at the 2006 Oshkosh
Airshow. Full certification was not granted at that time because the composite wing tip fuel tanks did not meet FAA lightning strike criteria. As a result, Eclipse started testing an improved wingtip fuel tank
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restricting operation of the entire fleet of EA500s to 30,000 ft (9,144 m) from its previous limit of 37,000 ft (11,278 m) and before that 41,000 ft (12,497 m). The AD was required because a build-up of hard carbon deposits on the engine static vanes caused at least six
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Subcommittee carried out a parallel investigation to the FAA panel. The House Aviation Subcommittee heard testimony from the inspector general for the Transportation Department, Calvin Scovel, on 17 September 2008. He testified that FAA employees were instructed by FAA management and that a
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Eclipse concept was to bring a new economy to small jet aircraft and both the cost of acquisition and ongoing operational costs were considered in the design of the plane. Eclipse marketed the aircraft to general aviation aircraft owners who had not previously owned a jet, placing it directly in
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On 24 June 2009 EASA issued a statement suspending the
Eclipse 500's type certificate, saying, "the current Holder of the EASA Type Certificate EASA.IM.A.171 has been notified on 10 June 2009, of the Agency’s decision to suspend the EASA Type Certificate EASA.IM.A.171 with effect from 12 June 2009."
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40M to reach profitability, but the company couldn't raise that amount. Iacobucci stated that the company proved that the operational concept is sound, but that the DayJet fleet of 28 Eclipse 500s needed to be quickly expanded to 50 aircraft to attain profitability. With 1400 500s on order out of a
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November 2006, Raburn anticipated delivering 10 aircraft before the end of the year. The first airplane to be delivered was certified by the FAA on December 31, 2006, and its keys were handed on January 4, 2007 to shared jet ownership company Jet-Alliance and David Crowe, an owner-pilot who
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standards. Installed are dual Avio integrated flight management systems, anti-skid braking system, standby display unit, PPG glass windshields, improved interior and a new two-tone paint scheme. The SE upgrade package includes a three-year factory warranty and maintenance program, at a price of US$
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started a 30-day special review of its certification of
Eclipse 500. The certification review team was composed of personnel who were not involved in the original certification effort, and was headed by Jerry Mack, a former Boeing safety executive. The team was mandated to examine aircraft safety,
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The EA500 original price was at $ 775,000, raised to $ 837,500 by mid-2001, then $ 1.175 million in January 2003, $ 1.295 million in May 2005 and $ 1.445 million in 2006. In July 2002, launch customer Nimbus canceled a 1,000-aircraft order, a week before the roll-out. Shortly after the August 2002
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Eclipse received its FAA production certificate on 26 April 2007. Serial numbers 1 through 11 were produced prior to the production certificate being granted, and these aircraft were subject to individual FAA inspection. Serial numbers 12 and higher were built under production certificate No. 500.
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361 knots, cruising in jet comfort above the weather at 37,000 feet while burning just 209 pounds per hour per side, a total of less than 62 gph. Fuel efficiency: 6.7 statute MPG. Know any other jets that can do that? That’s better fuel efficiency than I was getting in my old piston plane!...
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The house aviation committee also heard on 17 September 2008 from a panel of current and former FAA employees. They stated that there was consistent pressure from FAA management to meet the stated timeline for the Eclipse 500 certification to be completed. They were told not to look more than
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By May 2007, Eclipse claimed a backlog of nearly 2,700 orders. In May 2008, Eclipse announced that the price of the Eclipse 500 would increase to $ 2,150,000 due to a lower than projected production volume which resulted in expected efficiencies not being realized and higher production costs.
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Reports published on June 16, 2008 indicated that all 500s were compliant with the AD and cleared to fly again within one day of the AD being issued. The company indicated that the final solution to this problem was a software change to increase the throttle range and prevent an out-of-range
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Besides materials processes, the general process of building the airframe was redesigned, with techniques taken from the automotive industry. Traditionally, an aircraft structure is mounted in a jig, and the skin is riveted onto the outside of it. For the Eclipse 500, lessons were taken from
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despite some serious and expensive teething problems with many of the EA500s built so far, some pilots are quite enthusiastic about its flying characteristics and economical operating costs (although many other pilots consider it a dysfunctional mass of parts flying in loose
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turbofan, as it was too susceptible to bird strikes and the thrust was insufficient, to replace it with heavier 250 lb (110 kg) engines up from 80 lb (36 kg), cutting range from 1,300 to 1,000 nmi (2,400 to 1,900 km) and inflating
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Full type certification was eventually achieved on 30 September 2006. At that point, in addition to the five flying prototypes, 23 aircraft were in production and two had already been completed. The 500 type certificate allows the aircraft to be flown under
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Originally Eclipse selected a pair of Williams International EJ-22 engines (a production variant of the FJ22/FJX-2) for the Eclipse 500, but as the aircraft's weight increased, performance was not satisfactory. The prototype Eclipse 500 first flew with the
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announced that it had scaled back its operations, laying off 100–160 employees in all segments of the company and selling or leasing out 16 of its fleet of 28 Eclipse 500s. DayJet founder and CEO Ed Iacobucci indicated at that time that the company needed
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software to increase cruise thrust above 25000 ft altitude; overall weight increase of 79 lb (36 kg) with no change to full fuel payload or max useful load. Together, these measures were expected to increase the cruise speed from 360 to 370
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competition with high-end piston and turboprop aircraft. Eclipse's marketing efforts focused on the aircraft's projected low service costs and comprehensive maintenance and support program for customers. Being able to land at over 10,000 airports in the
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879:"This review tells us that while we made the right call in certifying this aircraft, the process we used could and should have been better coordinated. These recommendations will be invaluable as we continue certifying these new types of aircraft."
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devise a more permanent solution. In July 2011, the situation was resolved with a new combustion liner design from Pratt & Whitney Canada that, once implemented, will raise the aircraft's ceiling back up to 41,000 ft (12,497 m).
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system in place of the original Avio. The new avionics package was certified in December 2007 and it was intended at that time that the older Avio-equipped aircraft would be retrofitted to the same standard by the end of 2008.
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of the owner-reported problems with the aircraft's trim, trim actuator and fire-extinguisher systems. Further report recommendations addressed internal FAA processes that were not optimally handled. Acting FAA Administrator
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In October 2008, production was halted at serial number 267 as Eclipse was awaiting funding and was unable to refund customer deposits while numerous lawsuits were filed by customers. No further Eclipse 500s were produced.
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that the FAA issued the 500 type certificate "without allowing FAA aircraft certification engineers and flight test pilots to properly complete their assigned certification and safety responsibilities";
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TAS and increase NBAA IFR range from 1,055 to 1,125 nmi (1,954 to 2,084 km). All aircraft, including the already delivered initial deliveries, were to be upgraded to this new standard.
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The Eclipse 500 does not feature a lavatory. Raburn explained that the majority of users would be flying 300 to 500 miles in 40 to 80 minutes, alleviating the need for one.
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Scovel said. Scovel testified that FAA Administrator Robert Sturgell recently stated that the FAA is also reviewing the production certificate that was awarded to Eclipse.
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that, at the time of the issue of the type certificate, the cockpit displays were not in compliance with the FARs, suffered repeated failures and displayed incorrect data.
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certification for private use was achieved on 21 November 2008. It requires the aircraft to be equipped differently from the FAA certification, including the Avio NG 1.5
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Production of the Eclipse 500 was halted in October 2008 due to lack of funding, after 260 aircraft had been delivered. On November 25, 2008, Eclipse Aviation entered
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certification of aircraft trim, flaps, display screen blanking and stall speed issues. In response to the FAA review, Eclipse Aviation CEO Roel Pieper stated:
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during the certification process. In the same hearings FAA managers defended their certification practices and denied many of the employees' allegations.
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in February 2006 for the design. A provisional FAA type certification was received on 27 July 2006 and the first delivery occurred on 31 December 2006.
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bid on the entire DayJet fleet of aircraft, offering more than "$ 500,000 each but less than $ 1.5 million" each. OurPlane operated a fleet of mostly
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was founded in 1998 to further develop and produce the aircraft. The prototype and sole V-Jet II aircraft in existence was obtained by
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basis. Notably, only a few vendors will sell parts directly to customers because of previous exclusive supply contracts with Eclipse."
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program to guarantee a maintenance cost of $ 209 per flight hour for owners flying 300 to 3,000 hours over three years, while the
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claimed order book of about 2500 aircraft DayJet represented 58% of all Eclipses that had been ordered.
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maintains support for all Eclipse aircraft under the name Eclipse Aerospace, Inc.
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refurbishment program and started a new program, designating it the
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The Eclipse 500 received provisional type certification from the
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turbofan engine. The aircraft and engine debuted at the 1997
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1513:"Eclipse 500 Receives Flight Into Known Icing Certification"
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role for their aircraft. In February 2006, Eclipse won the
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2.2M, including the provided base airframe to be upgraded.
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turbofans on August 26, 2002. The engines were replaced by
1770:"No Throne Room on Eclipse VLJ: Real Issue or Media Hype?"
1730:"Eclipse certificates new avionics, secures new financing"
1583:"Eclipse Loses EASA Type Certificate, Suppliers Lose More"
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1923:"Eclipse Aviation Announces Eclipse 500 Price Change"
1905:"Eclipse Goes Ahead With Single, Hikes Price Of Twin"
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2798:"OurPlane Makes Play for Former DayJet Eclipse 500s"
2317:"Eclipse 500 Jet Safety Issues Investigated Exposed"
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1998:"Eclipse Aviation Customer/Investor Update 11-27-06"
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Case Number 08-13031 - Eclipse Aviation Corporation
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2012:"Company second in U.S to deliver light jets"
1792:"Eclipse Wins Collier Prize (Pre-emptively?)"
1656:"The total eclipse jet: redefining pre-flown"
1139:Eclipse Aviation: Specifications, Performance
932:
575:Original cockpit layout of prototype aircraft
468:. Company president Mason Holland explained:
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1836:World Military & Civil Aircraft Briefing
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827:National Air Traffic Controllers Association
532:was one of the first business executives at
480:equipment package and retail for US$ 2.25M.
400:system, a third attitude indicator and dual
268:as a testbed and demonstrator for their new
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1701:"Eclipse Aviation Gets Foreign Investment"
1477:"Type certificate data sheet no. A00002AC"
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2048:"Eclipse Files For Bankruptcy Protection"
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1682:"Refurbished Eclipse Jets Get An Upgrade"
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2628:"North American Jet Charter Group, LLC"
1887:"Eclipse Expands Upon Market Dominance"
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1420:"Eclipse 500 Jet Achieves First Flight"
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1005:North American Jet Charter – 7 aircraft
999:– 28 aircraft – bankrupt September 2008
877:responded to the review report saying:
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2892:from the original on November 27, 2012
2840:from the original on December 13, 2022
2796:Trautvetter, Chad (October 23, 2008).
2620:
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2128:Over and Out v. Eclipse Aviation Corp.
1995:
1768:Karen Di Piazza (September 29, 2007).
1002:Linear Air – 3 aircraft – originally 7
884:House of Representatives investigation
870:"should conduct a root cause analysis"
776:
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3168:2000s United States business aircraft
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2552:"Air Taxi Aircraft – Personal Planes"
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2028:Di Piazza, Karen (October 21, 2008).
1698:
1563:"Eclipse 500 gets EASA Certification"
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1195:251 US gal (950 L), 1,698 lb (770 kg)
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809:Investigation of certification issues
218:on 24 February 2009. In August 2009,
184:in 2004 and Eclipse Aviation won the
2493:"FAA Lowers Ceiling On Eclipse Jets"
2453:"Eclipse Cuts Back Customer Support"
2405:. September 16, 2008. Archived from
2068:Walrath, Mary F (January 23, 2009).
1867:Rich Karlgaard (December 23, 2002).
939:Aviation Week & Space Technology
821:with the investigation of claims by
795:National Transportation Safety Board
3003:First look from AOPA Pilot Magazine
2859:Aboulafia, Richard (October 2008).
2108:Marsh, Alton K. (August 20, 2009).
1699:Clark, Heather (January 15, 2008).
1658:. Eclipse Aerospace. Archived from
1638:""Total Eclipse" VLJs Now For Sale"
1400:Thurber, Matt (December 29, 2008).
727:purchased a share of the aircraft.
612:(now defunct) CEO Rick Adam stated
587:installed. Later aircraft have the
566:
540:became a major stake-holder in the
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2966:. Eclipse Aviation. Archived from
2940:. Eclipse Aviation. Archived from
2914:. Eclipse Aviation. Archived from
2779:"Eclipse Selling Off DayJet Fleet"
2763:. Eclipse Aviation. Archived from
2653:Rocky Mountain Sport Jets (n.d.).
2475:"Eclipse 500 Maintenance Resource"
2451:George, Fred (November 20, 2008).
2315:Di Piazza, Karen (July 15, 2008).
1996:Raburn, Vern (November 27, 2006).
1827:Richard Aboulafia (October 2008).
1545:"Eclipse Jet OK'd For Longer Life"
1260:3,424 ft/min (17.39 m/s)
1109:crisp, a sports car of the air...
758:update to be delivered from 2013.
524:and retractable landing gear wells
256:, which was designed and built by
182:Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610Fs
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2861:"Eclipse Aviation Eclipse Series"
2511:"Podcast: Eclipse Cleared to 410"
2164:"Kestrel And Eclipse Join Forces"
1829:"Eclipse Aviation Eclipse Series"
1714:Mike Collins (February 5, 2001).
1203:Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F
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290:Experimental Aircraft Association
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394:European Aviation Safety Agency
2378:"Eclipse Certification Upheld"
2146:"Eclipse To Resume Production"
1618:Vern Raburn (March 26, 2007).
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3013:FAA Type Certificate A00002AC
2884:Meyer, Ken (September 2008).
1620:"Letter to Eclipse Customers"
1543:Grady, Mary (June 12, 2013).
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1183:3,634 lb (1,648 kg)
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3193:Aircraft first flown in 2002
2737:"DayJet suspends operations"
2534:"DayJet Cuts Jets And Staff"
1008:Pierce Aviation – 4 aircraft
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520:View from below showing the
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1716:"An Inside Look at Eclipse"
1305:History of Eclipse Aviation
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890:US House of Representatives
616:. Air taxi service company
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114:December 2006–November 2008
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2719:"DayJet Announces Layoffs"
2695:"Fast - Economic - Direct"
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971:Pratt & Whitney Canada
933:Customer support reduction
319:Pratt & Whitney Canada
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2812:"OurPLANE "Owners" Angry"
2278:Levin, Alan (July 2008).
2241:AvWeb Staff (June 2008).
1838:. Teal Group Corporation.
1177:11.0 ft (3.4 m)
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2655:"Our Fleet of Aircraft"
1376:List of very light jets
1334:Cessna Citation Mustang
1144:General characteristics
962:Airworthiness Directive
857:On 11 August 2008, The
787:Airworthiness Directive
542:Albuquerque, New Mexico
501:Eclipse Special Edition
485:Eclipse Special Edition
478:Flight Into Known Icing
199:. It is powered by two
170:Albuquerque, New Mexico
16:Very light business jet
2964:"Environmental Impact"
2412:on September 20, 2008.
2267:on September 26, 2008.
1810:"Collier Irrelevance?"
1780:on September 29, 2007.
1519:on September 26, 2008.
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2437:. September 17, 2008.
2384:. September 12, 2008.
1354:Honda HA-420 HondaJet
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741:Chapter 11 bankruptcy
711:Number of deliveries
684:Jet Complete Business
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212:Chapter 11 bankruptcy
2767:on October 24, 2008.
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2679:: CS1 maint: year (
2327:on January 16, 2009.
2249:on January 17, 2013.
2054:. November 25, 2008.
2036:on January 16, 2009.
1869:"American Innovator"
1798:. February 19, 2006.
1736:. December 21, 2007.
1662:on November 20, 2013
1571:. November 21, 2008.
1483:. November 29, 2022.
1426:on January 12, 2007.
1359:Piper PA-47 PiperJet
678:Eclipse offered its
604:Eclipse 500 interior
487:refurbished aircraft
456:refurbished aircraft
354:. FAA Administrator
2836:. October 5, 2010.
2785:. October 21, 2008.
2363:on August 23, 2008.
2152:. October 10, 2011.
1947:. February 5, 2006.
1703:. Associated Press.
1462:on January 9, 2008.
1311:Related development
1187:Max takeoff weight:
1045:Eclipse 500 in 2007
793:. According to the
777:June 2008 grounding
624:Operational history
402:Mode S transponders
160:(model EA500) is a
38:General information
2818:. October 6, 2010.
2583:. October 29, 2013
2345:. August 20, 2008.
2206:The New York Times
2000:– via AVweb.
1755:The New York Times
1529:Eclipse Aviation:
1349:Embraer Phenom 100
1339:Cirrus Vision SF50
1240:indicated airspeed
1234:Never exceed speed
1088:Customer reception
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900:US Representative
853:FAA special review
771:AML Global Eclipse
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2661:on April 25, 2009
2499:. March 10, 2011.
2230:on June 18, 2008.
2170:. April 15, 2015.
1644:. March 30, 2010.
1626:on June 12, 2011.
1607:. April 19, 2021.
1444:on March 3, 2008.
1317:Williams V-Jet II
1276:Landing distance:
1270:Takeoff distance:
1264:Fuel consumption:
1153:one or two pilots
813:In June 2008 the
785:issued Emergency
752:Eclipse Aerospace
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495:discontinued the
462:Eclipse Aerospace
436:; improved lower
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383:Eclipse Aerospace
262:Scaled Composites
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247:Williams V-Jet II
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174:Williams V-Jet II
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122:December 31, 2006
119:Introduction date
93:(defunct in 2008)
73:Eclipse Aerospace
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282:Eclipse Aviation
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