Commanding center stage at the expansive Eclipse Aviation booth, the Eclipse Concept Jet drew a large crowd as it was introduced to the world.The ECJ (Eclipse Concept Jet) is a single-engine turbofan-powered, V-tail beauty of sleek composite construction. It’s very much in the same genre as a Detroit concept car in that it will be used to help Eclipse figure out the depth and breadth of the burgeoning single-engine jet market in the coming months and years.
The super-secret project reads like a World War II drama: the entire program went from first design to first test flight in just six months. The ECJ has already logged 30 flight-test hours at speeds to 250 knots and altitudes up to 25,000 feet.
Company President and CEO Vern Raburn insists the jet is meant purely for market research and no production date has been set. “The ECJ will allow us to obtain real, quantifiable data (to help in) evaluating markets for future Eclipse products...to reveal the potential of this emerging category, and our opportunity to add real value to it.”
Projected performance specs are impressive: max cruise speed of 345 knots at FL350 and a service ceiling of 41,000 feet, for starters. For more information, visit www.eclipseaviation.com, or call (505) 245-7555.
Eclipse Concept Jet (ECJ)
Range (nm): 1250
Stall speed (KEAS): 61
Takeoff distance to 50 feet at sea level (ft.): 2200
Landing distance max landing weight at sea level (ft.): 1800
Time to climb to FL250 (min.): 12
Time to climb to FL410 (min.): 27
Max takeoff weight (lbs.): 4480
Empty weight (lbs.): 2480
Useful load (lbs.): 2000
Fuel capacity (lbs.): 1261 (186 gal)
External length (ft.): 29
External height (ft.): 8.8
Wingspan (ft.): 36
Seating capacity: 4
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