# Eclipse 500

Source: https://jetatlas.ai/en/aircraft/eclipse-500
Publisher: JetAtlas
Retrieved: 2026-10-29T02:32:37.799Z (not the data verification date)
Record updated: 2026-09-13T15:20:16.606Z
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Published: not recorded
Requested language: en
Field languages: {"description":"en"}
Terms: CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

- Published specifications depend on configuration. Prices and operating costs are editorial estimates, not quotations.
- Range and runway figures do not establish operational suitability.

The Eclipse 500 was the first very light jet to enter service, receiving FAA type certification in 2006 with the first delivery on 31 December that year. Eclipse Aviation delivered 260 before production stopped in October 2008 and the company entered bankruptcy; later owners upgraded many aircraft with the Avio NG avionics system, and the design was revived as the Eclipse 550.

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  "slug": "eclipse-500",
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  "manufacturer_slug": "eclipse",
  "manufacturer_name": "Eclipse Aerospace",
  "category": "very-light",
  "status": "out-of-production",
  "first_delivery_year": 2006,
  "production_end_year": 2008,
  "price_new_usd_m": 2.15,
  "preowned_low_usd_m": 0.8,
  "preowned_high_usd_m": 1.85,
  "range_nm": 1125,
  "max_cruise_kts": 370,
  "max_mach": 0.64,
  "max_altitude_ft": 41000,
  "passengers_typical": 4,
  "passengers_max": 5,
  "cabin_length_ft": 12.3,
  "cabin_width_ft": 4.7,
  "cabin_height_ft": 4.2,
  "cabin_volume_cuft": null,
  "baggage_cuft": 16,
  "mtow_lb": 6000,
  "takeoff_distance_ft": 2394,
  "landing_distance_ft": null,
  "engines": "2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F",
  "engine_count": 2,
  "fuel_burn_gph": 64,
  "hourly_variable_cost_usd": 900,
  "annual_fixed_cost_usd": 300000,
  "crew": 1,
  "length_ft": 33.5,
  "wingspan_ft": 37.9,
  "height_ft": 11,
  "max_payload_lb": null,
  "max_fuel_lb": 1698,
  "engine_thrust_lbf": 900,
  "engine_shp": null,
  "cabin_altitude_ft": null,
  "avionics": "Avio NG (Innovative Solutions & Support)",
  "description": "The Eclipse 500 was the first very light jet to enter service, receiving FAA type certification in 2006 with the first delivery on 31 December that year. Eclipse Aviation delivered 260 before production stopped in October 2008 and the company entered bankruptcy; later owners upgraded many aircraft with the Avio NG avionics system, and the design was revived as the Eclipse 550."
}
```

## References
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_500
- https://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/aircraft-propulsion/20twenty-evolution-eclipse-500-very-light-jet
- https://www.bjtonline.com/aircraft/one-aviation-eclipse-500

Methodology: https://jetatlas.ai/en/methodology
Cite: JetAtlas, https://jetatlas.ai/en/aircraft/eclipse-500