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The Eclipse 550 is a very light jet initially built by Eclipse Aerospace and later One Aviation of Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. The aircraft is a development version of the Eclipse 500, which was produced by predecessor Eclipse Aviation. Like the 500, the 550 is a low-wing, six seat, twin engine jet-powered aircraft. [3]
The Eclipse 500 (model EA500) is a very light jet (VLJ) originally produced by Eclipse Aviation of Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. The company was founded in 1998 to develop the 1997 Williams V-Jet II demonstrator.
2009. Eclipse Aviation, the Albuquerque, New Mexico-based manufacturer of the Eclipse 500 very light jet and the company that was developing the Eclipse 400 single-engine jet, was founded in 1998 by former tech industry executive Vern Raburn and entered bankruptcy on 25 November 2008.
The Eclipse Aviation Corporation was the Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States–based manufacturer of the Eclipse 500 very light jet (VLJ), and also at one time proposed developing the Eclipse 400 single-engined jet. The company was founded in 1998 by early Microsoft employee and former Symantec CEO Vern Raburn.
The Eclipse 400 (formerly Eclipse Concept Jet, or ECJ) is a single-engine very light jet that was designed by Eclipse Aviation and Swift Engineering. [ 2 ] A development of the Eclipse 500 , the Eclipse 400 prototype first flew in 2007 and was cancelled when the Eclipse company went bankrupt in 2008.
The aircraft is made from composites. Its 9.71 m (31.9 ft) span wing is supported by a single strut on each side. Standard engines available are the 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 two-stroke and the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant. The cockpit was designed for comfort and is 1.2 m (47 in) wide at the pilot's elbow. [1] [2]
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The One Aviation Corporation, stylized as ONE Aviation, was a company formed in 2015 to merge the aircraft manufacturers Eclipse Aerospace and Kestrel Aircraft. The company had its headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. One Aviation produced the Eclipse 550 very light jet from 2015–2018, and was developing the Eclipse 700.