Description:

A very detailed, lightweight model of an Eclipse 500 business jet.

Textures

Detailed textures are provided including diffuse, bump. Maximum dimension of textures are 2048 pixels. Photoshop files are available to download to easily modify. This model is UV Mapped.

History

Eclipse 500 became the first of a new class of Very Light Jet when it was delivered in late 2006. The aircraft is powered by two lightweight Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F turbofan engines in aft fuselage-mounted nacelles.

Production of the Eclipse 500 was halted in mid-2008 due to lack of funding and the company entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy on 25 November 2008. The company was then entered Chapter 7 liquidation on 24 February 2009. After lengthy Chapter 7 procedure, Eclipse Aerospace was confirmed as the new owner of the assets of the former Eclipse Aviation on 20 August 2009 and opened for business on 1 September 2009. Eclipse Aerospace has stated that they will assess whether production can be restarted at some future point.