Aircraft
The ‘Little Jet That Could’ Just Became the Jet That Did
Eclipse Aviation received FAA type certification for the Eclipse 500 on September 30, becoming the second very light jet manufacturer to achieve the milest

Eclipse Aviation received FAA type certification for the Eclipse 500 on September 30, becoming the second very light jet manufacturer to achieve the milestone approval behind Cessna, which had the card for its Citation Mustang VLJ punched a few weeks earlier.

Depending on your perspective, you’re eagerly awaiting or pensively dreading the entry into service of this new breed of super-light business twinjet. For most of the attendees here at NBAA’06, the mood probably leans heavily toward the excitement end of the scale.