Eclipse Aviation began work on their first production jet, the Eclipse 500, today.
aero-news.net
Company website
eclipseaviation.com
Deliveries are expected to commence in Q2 2006. We'll add a ticker symbol if Eclipse comes public.
An interesting subsidiary is a new fire suppression system developed by Eclipse and potentially applicable to the entire aviation industry.
phostrex.com
Eliminating fires and Halon—once and for all.
There is a new fire suppression technology that works better, faster, cheaper, and greener than Halon. It is already approved by the EPA and has passed all FAA certification fire tests to date in the Eclipse 500™ jet. This revolutionary fire suppression system is called the PhostrEx agent, and it will debut aboard this revolutionary new jet. |
