Technically, Eclipse Aviation Corporation no longer exists. In 2009, a group of investors to buy assets of the company and subsequently had called Eclipse Aerospace. However, the company is in limbo at the moment, and they are in the process of manufacture and employee engagement funding.
The original company was the manufacturer of the Eclipse 500. This lightweight aircraft was popular for a while, but obviously not popular enough to bring to the company. Eclipse Aviation Corporation with the help of his former boss, Bill Gates was founded in 1998, Vern Raburn. Bill became the major shareholder and the company first took off in Scottsdale, Arizona.
When planning for the twin-engined Eclipse 500, the company moved to Albuquerque and began to manufacture its first prototype aircraft in 2001. Early design concepts were all wrong. Engines use not were suitable for general design of the aircraft and production was scrapped, and the team returned to the drawing board.
The first used engines were two international Williams EJ22 turbofans. Surprisingly, took a staggering three years to correct the error and finally settling in two PW610F-A turbofan engines. The Eclipse does not start with the newly updated until 2004 components. The team had finally arrived just and the aircraft was a success.
In the summer of 2006, FAA finally very lightweight Eclipse 500, and then the company jet certificate delivered its first jet for customer use next year. It would take another year to the European aviation safety agency certify the Eclipse 500 for private use, but achieved certification in 2008.
Apparently, things were going well for Eclipse, and even started working on a new model - the Eclipse concept Jet. This single-engined aircraft, four-seat was built in secret and shown as a prototype now operable. Finally, the aircraft concept was named the Eclipse and reluctantly 400, the company plans to bring it into production of orders come from.
The company in place would suffer a severe blow in 2007. The recession was starting to strengthen companies such as aircraft manufacturers much before they affect the housing market. Eclipse was forced dismissal of more than 100 employees and they were being sued for failure to pay for their work.
Things were completely downhill from that point. Vern Raburn resigned, 400 production was suspended, nearly half the company workforce had to be dismissed and engines were is seized by the manufacturers. Finally, customers even began to sue the company and it was forced to declare bankruptcy.
After all the disorder in court, a bidder (Eclipse Aerospace) was everything that was left to make an offer for the company. Eclipse Aerospace acquired the company for 20 million dollars in cash and promissory notes $ 20 million.
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