Eclipse Aviation has begun production on the first Eclipse 500 jet to be delivered to a customer. That customer, David Crowe, was there at the beginning, engaging the friction stir welding of one of the jet’s cockpit side panels and drilling window attachment holes in the cockpit frame. The jet will be delivered this summer. FAA certification is expected in the second quarter of this year.
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