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Old 04-21-2009 | 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by HectorD
The eclipse is sort of a BLING BLING sort of thing. Even though it was a nice jet, I kind of looked at it as the poor mans jet. In my opinion, if you can't afford to buy a citation (even if you don't need the extra space, hence the Eclipse) then you can't afford to own a jet, period. Many people don't understand that.
It wasn't a nice jet! It was a tiny airplane that couldn't meet the performance requirements of the Certification rules. It was a pipedream that never had functional avionics. It was ...........I don't even have the energy for this....
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Old 08-01-2009 | 12:43 PM
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Eclipse might be up and running again.

Evening Webcast: July 31, 2009 | KRQE News 13 New Mexico
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Old 04-02-2010 | 09:57 AM
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More on the resurrection of Eclipse from AOPA...

"Eclipse offers refurbishment program."

Calling it “Total Eclipse,” meaning it has all the features originally promised by the former owners, the new owners of Eclipse have rolled out a factory refurbishment program. The Total Eclipse program marks the completion of the final design of the original EA500 aircraft. In September 2009, Eclipse Aerospace Inc. embarked on a mission to finish the design and promised capabilities of the breakthrough Eclipse 500. The EA500 jet now includes FIKI (flight into known icing) and a GPS-coupled autopilot.

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