Aircraft
Eclipse wins kudos for ‘green’ fire suppression
Eclipse Aviation (Booth No.

Eclipse Aviation (Booth No. 202) has won the U.S Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Stratospheric Ozone Protection award for its development of a new engine fire suppression system that avoids the use of ozone-depleting Halon.

The company, which received an FAA production certificate for its Eclipse 500 very light jet in April, patented the PhostrEx fire suppression system and claims it is the world’s first commercially viable substitute for Halon, as well as bringing “vastly reduced” lifecycle costs and weight.