VLJ (Very Light Jets)
Eclipse 700 Canada
ICAO: E700
Overview
The Eclipse 400 ECJ was a proposed single-engine jet concept developed in the late 2000s. Intended to offer jet performance at lower cost, it targeted private owners. The project did not enter production.
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Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 1 × Pratt & Whitney PW615F turbofan
- Engine type
- Turbofan
- Thrust
- 1,200 lbf · 5 kN
- Avionics
- Avio NG avionics
- Wing tips
- No winglets
- Seats
- 4
- Crew
- —
- Cabin width
- —
- Cabin height
- —
- Cabin length
- —
- Exterior length
- 29 ft 0 in · 8.84 m
- Tail height
- 8 ft 10 in · 2.69 m
- Fuselage diameter
- —
- Wing span
- 36 ft 0 in · 10.98 m
- Baggage volume
- 18 ft³ · 0.5 m³
- Gross weight
- —
- Empty weight
- —
- Max takeoff weight
- 4,800 lb · 2,200 kg
- Max landing weight
- —
- Max payload
- 2,000 lb · 900 kg
- Fuel capacity
- Max cruise speed
- 345 kt · 397 mph · 639 km/h
- Maximum speed
- —
- Cruise speed
- —
- Approach speed
- —
- Range
- 1,256 nm · 1,450 mi · 2,330 km
- Fuel burn
- 14.60 nm/gal · 7.14 km/L
- Ceiling
- 41,000 ft · 12,500 m
- Rate of climb
- —
- Takeoff distance
- 2,450 ft · 740 m
- Landing distance
- 2,800 ft · 850 m
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Operational Context
Eclipse 400 ECJ — proposed single-engine personal jet
The Eclipse 400 was announced in 2007 as a larger development of earlier Eclipse designs. It featured a composite fuselage and simplified systems. The aircraft was envisioned for short-range personal travel.
A single turbofan engine producing approximately 3,600 pounds of thrust (16 kN) was planned. Cruise speed was projected near 370 knots (685 km/h). Maximum takeoff weight was expected to exceed 8,000 pounds (3,629 kg).
The ECJ program was discontinued before completion. Market conditions and financial challenges limited progress. The aircraft remains a notable concept in light jet development.
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