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Expected Success Of The Eclipse Very Light Jet
Think you can’t afford your own plane? Think again.
Introducing the newest, lightest jet on the market – The Eclipse 500 (www.eclipseaviation.com) . This is a small 6-seat very light jet produced by Eclipse Aviation and it is making waves in the aviation industry. It is the second in its class of business jets, known as Very Light Jet, previously termed Microjet. The aircraft is powered by two lightweight turbofan engines in tail-mounted nacelles.
When it was first launched, the purpose was to bring a new marketplace to small jet aircraft and the Eclipse is attempting to market the jet to a segment of the marketplace that has not had a jet participating in its product line. This makes it a strong competitor for turbo aircraft, The Eclipse is centralizing its marketing plan on low service costs as well as a comprehensive service and maintenance program for its consumer. With its ability to land at well over 10,000 airports in America, the Eclipse and other light jet producers are hoping this will create an air taxi role for their planes.
With over 2,500 orders on the books, the expected success of the Eclipse is said to skyrocket. Eclipse has yet to clarify what an order actually means as there are different deposit amounts for the individual customer. They had hoped to have 10 aircraft delivered by the end of 2006, but were only able to provide even their second plane. The initial cost of the Eclipse is said to be around the 1.52 million USD mark which is even still much lower than any of its competition which sits around the 2.62 million USD point. Eclipse plans to produce about four aircraft each day by the end of 2008.
“We look forward to receiving our jet sooner rather than later,” said Peter Klamka, an Ann Arbor, Michigan investor with extensive travel needs.
Currently DayJet is Eclipse’s largest customer hoping to obtain about 250 light jets for air taxi roles. Low operating costs are the focus of the Eclipse and they hope to guarantee owners such as DayJet a cost of $209 per flight hour for a minimum of three years. The company is utilizing advanced electrical systems, manufacturing practices, and business economics to produce very light jets that will cost a third of today’s standard small jet plane. Eclipse has as its goal the notion of bringing “personal” into the aviation marketplace, making it feasible for commercial passengers to move between cities in an efficient, affordable fashion. This will make the Eclipse a much safer and simpler aircraft to operate than those in today’s market. This will then lower the cost of ownership every obtained in a jet plane.
“We see an opportunity to service corporations with immediate travel needs with services like DayJet,” added Kimberly Tavil, an independent corporate travel planner.
About the Author
William Kilgore is a retired pilot. He is now a consultant to private individuals and small businesses in the area of private aviation. His website is
http://williamkilgore.livejournal.com/
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