February 4, 2003 - Position holders in line to purchase Eclipse 500 jets, along with
         company investors, learned more about the newly configured aircraft during an
         InfoSession held Friday, January 31, at Eclipse headquarters in Albuquerque, New
         Mexico.



           Payload will increase from 2,000 pounds to 2,250 pounds to account for
additional
           fuel required to maintain the guaranteed range.
           Price is still under $1 million ($950,000 for current non-escrow customers,
           $975,000 for escrow customers). Original price was $837,500 (in June 2000
           dollars). Eclipse's current order book totals 2,102 aircraft priced at less
than $1
           million, and Eclipse will sell an additional 100 aircraft at this price. After
that, the
           price increases to $1,175,000.

Raburn said aircraft certification would move into the first quarter of 2006. That?s more
         than a year later-as much as 15 months-than Eclipse had originally planned.


Sure!

That  Eclipse just keeps getting better and better as time goes on! In a few more years the
payload  and cruise speed will go up,  fuel burn and weight will go down, and range will increase!
I gotta invest in Eclipse!  Who do I give my money to?
Brian Trubee

 
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