Aircraft
It's official: Eclipse launches single-engine sibling for EA-500
Eclipse Aviation in late May launched the Eclipse 400, a single-engine jet that will be a close relative of the Eclipse Concept Jet (ECJ) prototype reveale

Eclipse Aviation in late May launched the Eclipse 400, a single-engine jet that will be a close relative of the Eclipse Concept Jet (ECJ) prototype revealed last July at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis. The announcement was made at the company’s E-rrival customer event in tandem with news of a price increase for the twin-engine Eclipse 500 very light jet (see page 58).

“Ten months of quantitative and qualitative Eclipse Concept Jet research has convinced us that this is absolutely the right airplane for the emerging single-engine jet market,” Eclipse Aviation president and CEO Vern Raburn said. “The ECJ has elicited a tremendous emotional response from current and potential customers alike. People just love this airplane. We are excited to formally add this new aircraft to the Eclipse Aviation product family.”