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Eclipse Jet Production Moves to Poland

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Key Takeaways:

  • Eclipse Aerospace has partnered with PZL Mielec, a Sikorsky subsidiary in Poland, for the production of key Eclipse jet components including wings, fuselages, and empennages.
  • These components will be manufactured in Poland and then shipped to Eclipse's Albuquerque factory in New Mexico for final assembly, a strategy aimed at lowering supply chain and manufacturing costs.
  • The $2.695 million Eclipse 550 jet will be based on the Eclipse 500 airframe, incorporating friction-stirred welding, and will feature new technologies such as autothrottles, synthetic vision, and enhanced vision.
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Eclipse Aerospace has signed an agreement with Sikorsky subsidiary PZL Mielec in Poland covering the production of Eclipse jet wings, fuselages, empennages and other components.

The parts will be built by PZL Mielec at its factory in southern Poland and shipped to the Eclipse factory in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for final assembly and customer deliveries once production starts next year. Sikorsky purchased PZL Mielec in 2007. The subsidiary builds the international version of the S-70 Black Hawk helicopter and the M28 Skytruck twin turboprop in Poland.

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