Sun, Aug 03, 2008
SEE The Amazing Eclipse 400
and 500 at Main Aircraft Display Area 253-259,
262-268
Eclipse Aviation,
manufacturer of the world's first very light jet (VLJ), returns to
Oshkosh 2008 with a full FAA Type certificate and
production certificate in hand -- as well as the exciting Eclipse
400 POC aircraft. More important; the company is delivering
hundreds of Eclipse 500s and is opening new Eclipse
Service Centers (ESCs).
Eight years ago Eclipse Aviation started showing up on the
aviation scene proclaiming its "New Way to Fly" campaign. At
that time, Eclipse's president and CEO Vern Raburn was convinced
that advances in turbine engines, digital technology, high-volume
manufacturing and high-technology business practices could be used
to create a whole new breed of aircraft and company. And now the
dream of Eclipse Aviation and the Eclipse 500 is a reality.
Eclipse Aviation delivered its first customer aircraft on
December 31, 2006. Within six months, Eclipse had certified a
total of 31 Eclipse 500s and delivered 22 to customers... and as of
right now, over 200 completed airplanes have Certificates of
Airworthiness. The company's state-of-the-art, high-volume
production system is humming with activity as Eclipse assembles
customer aircraft at the company's Albuquerque, NM
headquarters.
The company has opened an Eclipse Service Center (ESC) in
Albuquerque as well as Gainesville, FL, and is in the process of
adding additional ESCs in Albany, NY and Van Nuys, CA. Eclipse
currently has more than 1,300 employees, nearly 2,700 orders for
the Eclipse 500 and over 400,000 square feet of facilities
available to ramp production up to as many as four jets per
day.
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Did-You-Know?
- Did you know…Since delivering its first aircraft on
December 31, 2006, Eclipse Aviation had certified over 200 Eclipse
500s.
- Did you know…Eclipse Service Centers (ESCs) are now
operating in Albuquerque, NM and Gainesville, FL. In the
process are Eclipse plans to open ESCs in Albany, NY and Van
Nuys, CA.
- Did you know… Eclipse Aviation has grown to more than
1,300 employees and plans to add approximately 500 in the
coming year.
- Did you know… Currently the Eclipse 500 order book
consists of nearly 2,700 aircraft secured with deposits.
- Did you know… Eclipse Aviation has created the least
expensive jet ever. At only $2.15 million, the Eclipse 500
costs half that of many of today's small jet aircraft.
- Did you know… The Eclipse 500 is the quietest jet ever
and is very environmentally friendly. According to noise
testing the Eclipse 500 significantly exceeds the stringent stage 4
sound requirements. The PW610F engine has also been tested to
have a smoke number (SN) of less than five, while the regulatory
limit for engine smoke emissions is a SN of 50.
- Did you know… Eclipse introduced the PhostrEx™
fire suppression system, another major innovation for the Eclipse
500, during AirVenture 2005.
- Did you know… Eclipse is the first manufacturer to use
friction stir welding to assemble primary aircraft
structures. The first ever public demonstration of friction
stir welding was at AirVenture 2001.
- Did you know… The Eclipse 500 will have the most
advanced customer care and training program ever created in general
aviation.
- Did you know… Eclipse Aviation has 440,000 square feet
of facilities in place with the ability to ramp up production to
four Eclipse 500s a day.
- Did you know… Eclipse Aviation has more than $600
million of private equity and debt funding.
- Did you know… The Eclipse 500 was introduced at
AirVenture in 2000 proclaiming its "New Way to Fly"
campaign.
FMI: www.eclipseaviation.com,SEE The Amazing Eclipse 500 at Main Aircraft Display
Area 253-259, 262-268
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