Podcast: Eclipse Cleared to 410

Editorial Staff

Friday, July 29, 2011 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

The Eclipse 500 jet was previously restricted to a fuel-inefficient 30,000 feet due to carbon fouling in its compressor vanes, which significantly limited its range.
Pratt & Whitney has developed a fix for this issue, involving a new burner can design for the engine.
This modification is expected to extend the EA500's range to beyond 1,000 miles, including NBAA reserves.

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After problems with carbon fouling in compressor vanes, the Eclipse 500 was limited to 30,000 feet, a fuel-inefficient altitude that saps its range. But now, says the company’s Mason Holland, Pratt & Whitney has come up with a fix that involves a new burner can design. Eclipse’s Ken Oden told us this week at AirVenture that the Pratt modification will extend the EA500’s range to beyond 1,000 miles with NBAA reserves.

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