Eclipse sees light of day as prototype preps for first flight

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Under a bowl of scorching blue New Mexico sky, Eclipse Aviation rolled out the first Eclipse 500 at its Albuquerque facility on July 13–one big step toward

By Nigel Moll

April 21, 2008

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