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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.

Lift type
Fixed wing
Assembly
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Turbofan
Application
Business

Design & construction

The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.

Airframe & structure
Primary structure
Aluminium
Wing
Aluminium
Landing gear
Retractable tricycle
Pressurisation
Pressurised
Systems & avionics
Flight controls
Mechanical
Avionics architecture
Integrated glass suite
Environmental control
Engine-bleed air-cycle
Configuration & certification
Wing position
Low
Planform
Swept
continued
Certification
Part 23
Minimum crew
1

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Eclipse 5502012 / 2013Production: 2 (2023). Small six-seat business jet, also known as EA550, production ceased in 2017 but resumed in 2023.
Eclipse 7002016 / 2017Increased wing span with new wing section near wing root, small winglets, larger empennage, and strengthened landing gear.

Airframer

Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. (was ONE Aviation)News

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