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Eclipse 550

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Very light jet with mainly aluminium structure and twin turbofan engines. Improved model 700 "Project Canada" under development.

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Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turbofan

Application

Business

Design & construction

Primary structure

Aluminium

Wing

Aluminium

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Pressurisation

Pressurised

Flight controls

Mechanical

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

Engine-bleed air-cycle

Wing position

Low

Planform

Swept

Certification

Part 23

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Eclipse 550	2012 / 2013		Production: 2 (2023). Small six-seat business jet, also known as EA550, production ceased in 2017 but resumed in 2023.
Eclipse 700	2016 / 2017		Increased wing span with new wing section near wing root, small winglets, larger empennage, and strengthened landing gear.

Airframer

Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. (was ONE Aviation)

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