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Old 8th March 2007 | 16:24
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Onthehill
 
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Rayburn and Eclipse had a brave and exciting shot at breaking the mould, but frankly it cannot be done at the prices quoted.

More importantly it (The Eclipse) cannot be flown by those who wish to buy it, and this is amongst the key reasons why United and Eclipse parted company.

Anyone who placed a deposit on an Eclipse was taking a risk, and like all risks, and one hopes that they can afford to lose the money.

Moving from a performance single or a turboprop to a twin jet (Eclipse) with suspect/hard to manage fuel/payload/c of g issues and operating single pilot is next to impossible.
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