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June 20, 2006

ANN Special Feature: Eclipse's Vern Raburn Updates Us On Certification Efforts 06.20.06

Stand by for news from Eclipse... where CEO Vern Raburn says his people have been hard at work on certification for the Eclipse 500. Vern recently spoke with ANN's Jim Campbell.

ANN's Daily Aero-Tips (06.20.06): Trim

Aero-Tips!

One of the most important things to learn in the very first lesson or two flying an airplane is to make proper use of the trim.

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The AAHS is dedicated to preserving and providing information on American aviation history.

Aero-Terms!

An aborted landing of an aircraft. The cure for a bruised ego and possible bruised plane.

"It seemed to us from the first moment that the C-Series would have a risk factor associated with it by invading the territory which is today dominated by Airbus and Boeing and this would be difficult or an additional challenge for Bombardier."

Source: Horacio Forjaz, executive vice-president of corporate communications at Brazil's Embraer, commenting on rival Bombardier's rumored entry into the 110-seat airliner market with its C-Series aircraft.