Eclipse says it remains on track for certification of the 500 in the first quarter of 2006. More than 500 hours have been flown on five test aircraft and they've reached speeds of 285 knots .
Let me get this straight cause something is troubleing me here. 500hrs and were up to (ill say that again) up to ...285ktas.
So how many more hours projected until they reach their advertised forecast speeds, and are in the position to hand it over to the feds, or are they ready to turn it over straight away at 285ktas.
just asking!