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 ...nd cover set to ease very light jet debut
Eclipse Aviation has secured deals
covering training and insurance,
two of the most significant hurdles
required for the successful intro
duction of its Eclipse 500 very light
jet (VLJ) in 2006.
The training agreement has been
reached with United Airlines'
United Flight Training Center
(UFTC) in Denver, Colorado, while
the insurance cover will b...
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 ...K, says the US National
Business Aviation Association,
which acknowledges the new
rule will "raise the bar" for new
entrants into the market.
AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT GRAHAM WARWICK / WASHINGTON DC
Eclipse 500 first flight slips
Mounting financial hurdles have forced the company to delay debut until July 2003
Eclipse Aviation has restructured its
Eclipse 500 personal jet programme
to reduce ...
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 ...echnology
The Eclipse 500's innovative Avio avionics and systems
management suite is a key element of the personal jet
GUY NORRIS / ALBUQUERQUE
The first flight of Vern Raburn's Eclipse 500 personal jet not only...
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 .... JAR 23 approval is expected in 2006, following US cert
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Eclipse 500
certification.
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both required in Europe, are standard in the aircraft, says Eclipse.
RVSM capability and autothrottle have been added to the guaranteed
standard equipment on...
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 ...uts delivery forecast.
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29 CITIC makes mainland moves.
Denel writes off Rooivalk costs
Business Analysis
30 Consolidation breaks out.
Business & General Aviation
32 Eclipse 500 takes to the skies.
Shandong opts for five Caravans
35 China to approve Sikorsky venture.
Azalhelicopter finalises Eurocopter
deal and talks to Bell
36 Trials to extend IFR flying in ...
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 ...sites is at an all-new peak with six different engine types in
qualification or final production. Three of the engines are for new commercial applications, one of which was the EJ22 intended for the Eclipse 500. However, following
development issues, Eclipse terminated its contract with Williams in late November. The company is now looking for a new application for the engine. The company is now...
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 ...EADLINES
BUSINESS & GENERAL AVIATION KATE SARSFIELD / LONDON
Williams dropped
from Eclipse 500
Personal jet maker says engine fails to live up to promise
Eclipse Aviation has dropped
Williams International as engine
supplier for its Eclipse 500 personal
jet, blaming the powerpl...
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 ... a
revolution in price and performance
that would make jets as affordable as
high-performance pistons.
Eclipse Aviation terminated the
Williams contract in November after
just one flight of the Eclipse 500 pro
totype. The company decided the
EJ22 was "not a viable solution",
because of schedule delays and tech
nical problems. These included diffi
culty starting the engine and achiev
in...
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 ...Korea are scheduled by
the end of the year.
Flaps remained up and gear down during the first flight from Albuquerque, New Mexico, which lasted for 62min
COVER STORY GRAHAM WARWICK / WASHINGTON DC
Eclipse 500 takes to the skies
Successful delayed first flight unlocks financing required to move towards certification
Williams International EJ22 turbo-
fans to start reliably and pre
dictably. R...
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 ...USINESS AVIATION
BLOCK CHARTER JUSTIN WASTNAGE / LONDON
Aviace holds off Jet Club start-up
Launch of block charter scheme delayed to end of next year due to engine-related slip in Eclipse 500 programme
Aviace has put its block charter jet
club on hold in response to the
engine-related delays to the Eclipse
500 personal jet programme. The
Aviace jet club concept, a mix
bet...
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FLIGHT TESTING GRAHAM WARWICK / WASHINGTON DC
Eclipse 500 confirms
low-speed credentials
With more than 30 flights com- now scheduled for the first quarter
pleted, Eclipse Aviation says that of 2006.
testing of its Eclipse 500 personal The fi...
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 ...e
available before late next year, which fits
Cessna's plans to fly the Mustang in mid-
2005, but has forced Eclipse to delay certifi
cation to early 2006. Meanwhile, flight test
ing of the first Eclipse 500 has resumed with
surrogate drone engines.
Williams has put the FJ22 on the back-
burner, continuing with technology devel
opment but with no plans for certification,
and is focusing on...
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 ...BAA SHOW REPORT
MANUFACTURING
Fuji signs up to build Eclipse 500 wing
First run of personal jet's Pratt & Whitney PW610 due at year-end as project recovers from engine-related setbacks
Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) has
signed a strategic partnership ag...
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 ... North America
Eclipse Aviation has received a
1,000-aircraft order from Nimbus
Group, a consumer e-commerce
company that plans to operate an
air taxi service throughout North
America using the Eclipse 500 per
sonal jet. The agreement, which
calls for delivery over five years
from 2004, is valued at $1 billion.
Publicly-traded Nimbus will also
make an undisclosed equity invest
ment in ...
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 ...s
a checklist call for wing or cowl
anti-icing recorded.
The AAIB has called for a full
inspector's investigation.
PERSONAL JETS GRAHAM WARWICK / WASHINGTON DC
Dafin set to bver-fhance'
Nimbus Eclipse 500 order
Rival manufacturer Safire receives $100 million offer to support development of its S-26
Nimbus Group has received a $1.2
billion commitment to finance the
1,000 Eclipse 500 pers...
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 ...s.
PROPULSION
illiams prepares Sabreliner testbed for EJ22
Williams International is modify
ing a Rockwell Sabreliner to act as a
flying testbed for the EJ22 small
turbofan that will power the
Eclipse 500 personal jet. The 700lb-
thrust (3.1kN) engine will be
mounted on a pylon above the
fuselage, forward of the fin on the
twin-engined Sabreliner.
Despite a substantial delay in
beginni...
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 ...USINESS & GENERAL AVIATION
CANCELLATION GRAHAM WARWICK / WASHINGTON DC
Eclipse 500 order termination
signals end to Nimbus taxi plans
Deal flounders when manufacturer returns former internet auctioneer's stock deposit after low value hinders sale
Eclipse Aviation has ...
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 ...corporate charter
service and aircraft manage
ment business.
Internet users given first
chance to reserve Eclipses
GRAHAM WARWCK/WASHINGTON DC
ECLIPSE AVIATION will begin taking orders for its
Eclipse 500 personal jet by the end
of this month. People who have
registered interest in the $750,000
aircraft via Eclipse's website will get
the first opportunity to reserve
delivery positions,...
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 ...ENERAL AVIATION
Personal jet success for Eclipse
GRAHAM WARWICK/WASHINGTON DC
ECLIPSE AVIATION sold out most of the first two year's pro
duction of its Eclipse 500 on the
day it opened its orderbook for die
$775,000 personal jet.
Customers who attended the
launch in Phoenix, Arizona, on 26
May, placed deposits on all 160 air
craft available fro...
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 ...ust 42 months from
launch to delivery of the first "green"
Continental - the fastest all-new aircraft pro
gramme the company has ever attempted.
Eclipse Aviation, by contrast, is a newcomer.
The Eclipse 500 is the company's first aircraft
and, while its schedule is less aggressive, the
programme involves the first certification of a
new manufacturing technology, friction stir
welding (FSW...
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