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Eclipse also started production of the 500, so aircraft could be released to customers once full certification was achieved. 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 aircraft received a preliminary certification on 27 July 2006 and was first delivered on 31 December 2006. The Eclipse 500 production was halted in October 2008 after 260 were delivered, and 33 of the updated Eclipse 550 were delivered between 2014 and 2017. The larger PW615F was selected to power the Cessna Citation Mustang in January 2003 ...
Eclipse 500 flight test aircraft at Mojave Airport in 2006 Eclipse factory in Albuquerque, New Mexico Eclipse 400 very light jet in 2007. Eclipse Aviation was founded by Vern Raburn in 1998 in Scottsdale, Arizona, and the company started to design the twin-engined Eclipse 500 very light jet.
The Eclipse 500 was FAA certified on 30 September 2006 under the official designation Eclipse Aviation EA500. [6] [10] [13] January 2007. The first customer EA500 was delivered in early January 2007. [6] [10] July 2007 Eclipse Concept Jet (Eclipse 400)
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will release park day passes in just a few weeks for April 8, when a total solar eclipse will pass over Texas. A total solar eclipse is when the moon passes in ...
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.
Less than a month before a rare solar eclipse darkens the sky over Central Texas on April 8, several school districts have reversed course and will now close their schools for the astronomical event.