SCALE RC AIR C RACE "ECLIPSE 400" CIVIL UTILITY JET AIRCRAFT - 2021

The Eclipse 400 is a single-engine very light jet that was designed by Eclipse Aviation of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Range : 2,315 km
Cruise speed : 612 km/h
Weight : 1,125 kg
Unit cost : 1,350,000–1,350,000 USD (2008)
Manufacturer : Eclipse Aviation
Engine type : Pratt & Whitney Canada PW600
Number of seats: 3

Role - Civil utility aircraft
Manufacturer - Eclipse Aviation
Designer - Swift Engineering & Eclipse Aviation
First flight - July 2, 2007
Status - Project cancelled after company bankrupted.
Number built - One prototype
Developed from the Eclipse 500

Design and development
The Eclipse 400 was first publicly unveiled on 23 July 2007 at AirVenture as the Eclipse Concept Jet (ECJ). The aircraft was intended to compete with the Cirrus Vision SF50, the Piper PA-47 PiperJet, the Epic Victory, and the Diamond D-Jet in the single-engine jet market. The Eclipse 400 design featured one engine, four seats and a V-tail similar to the Cirrus Jet.

The four-seat prototype, registered N5184U, is powered by a single Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F turbofan, first flown on 2 July 2007. It was built in complete secrecy at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia by Swift Engineering, BaySys Technologies. The prototype aircraft has 60% parts commonality with its larger Eclipse 500 sibling.

At the time of its announcement the company said that the aircraft would have an expected cruise speed of 345 kn (639 km/h) at 41,000 ft (12,497 m) with an IFR range of 1,250 nmi (2,315 km). The aircraft was designed for a 4,800 lb (2,177 kg) gross weight, 2,480 lb (1,125 kg) empty weight, 2,000 lb (907 kg) useful load and a fuel capacity of 1,261 lb (572 kg).

When the prototype was initially unveiled the company said that it did not intend to produce the aircraft.

Eclipse CEO Vern Raburn said:

The Eclipse Jet will allow us to obtain real, quantifiable data that looks at this developing category. While today we have no production plans for the ECJ, we are constantly evaluating markets for future Eclipse products…we are anxious to reveal the potential of this emerging category, and out opportunity to add real value to it.

On 30 May 2008, Eclipse Aviation began taking orders for a production version of the ECJ, the Eclipse 400. The 400 was at that time priced at $1.35 million and deliveries were expected to begin by the fourth quarter in 2011.

At AirVenture in July 2008, new Eclipse CEO Roel Pieper confirmed that if sufficient orders were placed for the 400, production would commence in 2011. Pieper also stated: "If there's not sufficient interest we'll give their (deposits) back...The 400 will get a very specific program. It will not be allowed to influence the 500 in any way."

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