Thu, Apr 07, 2005
Company Completes Certification Engine Inlet Icing Tests
Eclipse Aviation Corporation, manufacturer of the revolutionary
Eclipse 500 very light jet (VLJ), today announced recent milestones
furthering its progress towards aircraft certification in March
2006.
The company has achieved an important certification milestone by
completing the required FAA certification testing for engine ice
protection. Eclipse's successful inlet icing tests of the
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F has fulfilled all FAA inlet icing
requirements for the powerplant system. These tests were
complete in Canada's National Research Council's approved icing
tunnel located in Ottawa.
In flight testing, aircraft N503EA recently expanded the flight
envelope to 25,000 ft with the pilots operating in a pressurized
cabin and shirt-sleeve environment. Since April 1, N503EA has
amassed 15.0 hours in 10 flights; the aircraft has accumulated a
total of 33.0 flight hours to date. An updated nose wheel
design has resolved early nose gear shimmy challenges while
retaining the aircraft's original excellent steering and
maneuverability qualities.
Also this week, Eclipse revealed that it has completed initial
engine testing and low speed taxi tests on its second certification
test jet, N502EA, in preparation for flight test later this
month. The Eclipse 500 test fleet is comprised of seven
aircraft, five of which will be used for flight testing and two
airframes for static and fatigue testing.
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