One Aviation is offering anti-skid brakes as a standalone retrofit on Eclipse 500 very light jets.
The Advent Aerospace-designed system, known as eABS, can be installed on all models that have received an update of their IS&S integrated flight management system to the 2.08 standard.
One Aviation
This represents around 100 of the 300 Eclipse aircraft that have been delivered since the first iteration entered service in 2007. Anti-skid brakes were introduced as standard on the Eclipse 550, which was launched in 2013, with a host of other new features including a new flightdeck, synthetic and enhanced vision displays and auto-throttles.
Anti-skid brakes have also been available as part of the airframer's Total Eclipse upgrade package for the VLJ, which includes the IS&S cockpit, auto-throttles and PPG glass windshield.
One Aviation says the $79,950 retrofit “allows the pilot to apply maximum braking without worrying about locking up, or skidding a wheel, or losing directional control, even when the runway is contaminated with rain, snow or patchy ice”.
Source: Flight International
