The Eclipse 500 is a small six-seat business jet aircraft manufactured by Eclipse Aviation. Eclipse 500 became the first of a new class of Very Light Jet.
- Role: very light jet (VLJ) class business jet
- National origin: United States of America
- Manufacturer: Eclipse Aviation
- First flight: August 26, 2002
- Introduction: December 31, 2006
- Status: Production Halted, In service
- Produced: January 2001- November 2008
- Number built: 260
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: one or two pilots
- Capacity: 4 to 5 passengers
- Length: 33 ft 1 in (10.1 m)
- Wingspan: 37 ft 3 in (11.4 m)
- Height: 11 ft 0 in (3.4 m)
- Empty weight: 3,550 lb (1,610 kg)
- Loaded weight: 5,520 lb (2,504 kg)
- Useful load: 2,400 lb (1,089 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 5,950 lb (2,699 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F turbofan engines, 900 lbf (4 kN flat-rated to > ISA+10C) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 370 knots (425 mph, 685 km/h)
- Stall speed: 69 knots (79 mph, 128 km/h) in landing configuration
- Range: 1,125 nmi (IFR with 45 min NBAA reserve) (1,295 mi, 2,084 km)
- Service ceiling: 41,000 ft (12,500 m)
- Rate of climb: 3,424 ft / min (1,044 m / min)
- Takeoff distance: 2,345 ft (715 m)
- Landing distance: 2,250 ft (686 m)
Avionics
- Avio Next Generation (aka Avio NG)
- Displays: Two 768 x 1024 resolution PFDs and one 1440 x 900 resolution MFD
