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Eclipse 500 Expects Cirtification this Quarter

by Mr. Flight on May 4th, 2006

Eclipse-500-VljEclipse Aviation announced this week that the Eclipse 500 should receive FAA certification by the end of the quarter. They also expect EASA certification by the end of the year.

“It’s amazing to see the Eclipse 500 excitement build as we near certification and first customer deliveries,” said Vern Raburn, president and CEO of Eclipse Aviation. “Certification testing is progressing exceptionally well, and the Eclipse 500 is proving out the robust design, reliability and performance that it was built to deliver.”

The Eclipse 500 has seen 1,700 hours of flight testing, 700 of those in the past month.

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