Eclipse Aviation / Eclipse Aerospace · Canceled
Eclipse Concept Jet / Eclipse 400
The Eclipse Concept Jet explored a four-seat personal jet below the Eclipse 500. A single externally mounted engine and V-tail gave it a distinctive shape, while shared components were intended to reduce development complexity. The concept led to the proposed Eclipse 400 but not to certified production.
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Aircraft profile
Development and lineage
- Manufacturer
- Eclipse Aviation / Eclipse Aerospace
- Family
- Eclipse Concept Jet
- Aircraft category
- Business Jet
- Propulsion
- Jet
- Lifecycle
- Canceled
- Development stage
- Concept
Aliases and related designations
Aircraft data
Key specifications
- First flight, demonstrator
- 2 July 2007
- Configuration
- Single-engine, V-tail personal jet
- Occupancy target
- 4 including pilot
- Cruise target
- 345 KTAS at FL350
- Ceiling target
- 41,000 ft
- Range target
- 1,250 nm with IFR plus 45-minute reserve
- Takeoff target
- 2,200 ft; sea level, ISA, over 50 ft at maximum weight
- Landing target
- 1,800 ft; sea level, ISA, maximum landing weight
- Maximum takeoff weight target
- 4,480 lb
- Empty weight target
- 2,480 lb
- Useful load target
- 2,000 lb
- Fuel capacity target
- 1,261 lb / 186 US gal
- Length / span / height
- 29 / 36 / 8.8 ft
Targets describe the 2007 ECJ demonstrator proposal; they are not certified operating limits for a production Eclipse 400.
Overview
Program history
Eclipse unveiled the demonstrator at Oshkosh in July 2007 after an unusually short development effort. It was initially a market-research aircraft: a way to test demand for a smaller jet before committing to production. Its cabin drew on sports-car design, while parts of the wing, landing gear and forward fuselage came from the twin-engine Eclipse programme.