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The Eclipse 500 received provisional type certification from the FAA on 27 July 2006, shortly after the aircraft's PW610F engine was certified by Transport Canada. FAA Administrator Marion Blakey presented Raburn with the provisional certificate in a special ceremony at the 2006 Oshkosh Airshow.
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.
Many models are under development or awaiting certification, while others have failed. [10] Six have so far made deliveries to customers: 2006–2017 : Cessna Citation Mustang; 2006–2008 : Eclipse EA500; 2008–present : Embraer Phenom 100; 2013–present : Cessna CitationJet/M2; 2014–2017, 2023–present : Eclipse 550
The very light jet (VLJ) is a classification initiated by the release of the Eclipse 500, [34] [35] [36] on 31 December 2006, which was originally available at around US$1.5 million, cheaper than existing business jets and comparable with turboprop aircraft.
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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 Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 is a very light (VLJ) business jet designed and produced by the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer.Announced in November 2005, it made its first flight on 26 July 2007 and was awarded a type certificate in December 2008; the first aircraft was delivered the same month.