What is a 'Very Light Jet' or VLJ?


Also known as light jets, micro light jets, microjets, mini-jets, personal jet, personal plane, private jet, private plane



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Eclipse Aviation


Company Website: EclipseAviation.com
VLJ Model: Eclipse 500

Eclipse Aviation set out to capture the interest of owner/flyers, corporations as well as air taxi startups with it's very light jet model - the Eclipse 500.  With pre-orders from each of those market segments Eclipse Aviations appears to have done just that.

The Eclipse 500 is a 6 seat jet (crew included) that boasts the lowest acquisition costs as well as the lowest operational costs.  Take that in addition to the spacious and simple interior and you can start to see why the Eclipse 500 is attractive to a larger audience than other VLJs (Very Light Jets).

Type certification for the E500 was granted to Eclipse by the FAA in late September 2006.  With 2 planes already off the assembly line and 23 more in production, the first customer deliveries are soon to follow.  Over the next few years, Eclipse aims to fulfill more than 2,500 orders customers have placed for this jet.


Eclipse Aviation in the News...
FAA delay doesn't deter Eclipse
PURCHASING.COM

...we were missing some milestones [set to measure the company's progress towards its goal of manufacturing very light jets].

ECLIPSE 500 VERY LIGHT JET, USA
AEROSPACE-TECHNOLOGY

The Eclipse 500 very light jet is manufactured by Eclipse Aviation at its production facility in Albuquerque in New Mexico. The Eclipse 500 is marketed for pilot owners, aircraft charter and air taxi services, as an...

Eclipse 500 Debuts
AOPA PILOT MAGAZINE

There are no shortages of opinions about the very-light-jet (VLJ) market and the airplanes in development to fill it. There are even arguments about whether the market exists, or will exist by next year when Eclipse, Cessna, and Adam expect to begin delivering VLJs.

Five Out Of Six Eclipse 500 Test Aircraft In Final Assembly Positions
AEROSPACE ONLINE

...a series of manufacturing milestones that demonstrate the company's continued progress toward certification in 2006.

Eclipse Gears Up to Train Pilots
AOPA PILOT

Since the company has the greatest vested interest in safe operations of its Model 500 aircraft, Eclipse has decided to conduct training itself and will refund a customer's deposit at any stage of the training program if the pilot's progress and proficiency are deemed unacceptable...

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