Specifications
AI Description
- Model: Eclipse 500
- Equipped with IFMS v2.5 by IS&S (Safety Enhancement Package)
- Features: Auto throttles, anti-skid brakes
- Cruise speed: Up to 370 knots
- Operational ceiling: 41,000 feet
- Fuel burn: Less than 70 gallons per hour
- Total airframe cycles: 2,520
- Engine: 2 x Pratt & Whitney PW610F-A (900 lbs thrust each), 3,500 hour TBO
- Engine total time: 965.2 hours SNEW
- Engine cycles: 986 SNEW
- Avionics: Dual Primary Flight Displays, 15” Multi-Function Display, Color Weather Radar, Fully Coupled Autopilot, Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI)
- Interior: Configured for 6 passengers, leather seating, new glacier blue wool carpeting
- Exterior: LX-3 design with red and blue stripes
- Inspection status: 24-month and 48-month inspections completed; next due dates in 2026 and 2028 respectively
- Additional equipment includes: Commercial Operations Package, Skywatch HP TAS, Class B TAWS, ADS-B “out”, and upgraded interior features.
About this Model
Overview
The Eclipse EA500 is a compact, pressurized twin-engine jet built around the very light jet concept: modest cabin volume, low fuel burn relative to larger business jets, and systems intended to reduce workload for single-pilot operations. It is typically used for point-to-point regional travel where runway access and operating efficiency matter more than cabin space or long-range capability.
Mission Fit
The EA500 fits missions where time savings over piston/turboprop travel is important but typical passenger counts remain low. It works best when the trip profile avoids regular near-maximum payload, and when operators value jet cruise speeds and IFR capability in a small-aircraft footprint.
Cabin
Cabin volume is comparable to other VLJs: seating is typically arranged in a tight club configuration with limited ability for passengers to move around in flight. The environment is pressurized and climate-controlled, but comfort is most aligned with shorter flights and smaller groups rather than extended time aloft with frequent movement or extensive carry-on luggage.