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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.
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Concurrent with that announcement was the indication that a decision about restarting Eclipse 500 production will not be made before the spring of 2010. Eclipse Aerospace confirmed that it will operate service centers at both Albuquerque International Sunport and Chicago Executive Airport. As of October 2009 maintenance work has only been ...
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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.
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