Just four years after picking up the fragments of the old Eclipse company, Eclipse Aerospace will have the first all-new model on display at the NBAA show in Las Vegas next month.
The Eclipse 550 is based on the original 500 as modified by the new company’s “Total Eclipse” program. About 50 of the original 260 Eclipse 500s received the Total Eclipse upgrade, which includes refined Avio avionics, improved de-icing systems and an upgraded interior package. New-build Eclipse 550s will also have anti-lock brakes and further refined avionics with optional synthetic and enhanced vision systems.
