Eclipse
500
Eclipse Aviation created the concept of the VLJ with the development of its Eclipse 500, which went to market in 2007. The airplane was a sales success, with some 260 units delivered. In February 2011 Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. bought into the Eclipse, inspiring some to predict production could by late 2011. Total Eclipse upgrades of the original models are for sale now.
Cost: $2.15 million
Engine:Pratt & Whitney PW610F-A, 1,200 lbst
Length: 33 ft 6 in
Height: 11 ft
Wingspan: 37 ft 11 in
Seats: 1+5
Max cruise speed: 370 KTAS @ FL410, 400 pph/60 gph
Max NBAA IFR range: 1,125 nm
Basic operating weight: 3,834 lb
Max takeoff weight: 6,000 lb
Max fuel:1,698 lb/251 gal
Useful load: 2,400 lb
Max payload with full fuel: 502 lb
Takeoff field Length: 2,394 ft