I just got back from Friedrichshafen and have fallen head over heels in love with a curvaceous little beauty called the Eclipse 500.
It was without a doubt the main attraction of the show and IMHO did not disappoint. I want one.
By comparison the D-Jet looks messy and was only present as a "mock-up". What the designer thought when he put those fairings under the wings I will never know - it has more gaps than seals.
No sign of the cirrus jet and the piper offering looks a total dog.
The TBM850 was beautiful also but twice the price of the eclipse.
I am hoping that the Eclipse will live up to the hype and deliver the performance that has been promised.
IMHO the presence of the Eclipse was a healthy two fingers to the nay-sayers who for whatever reason have been hoping the project would not succeed from the start.
Apparently it is succeeding and I predict it will revolutionise the jet taxi market.
I will be watching how the first few aircraft perform before putting down a deposit but I can definitely feel one coming on.
Here's to you Vern,
they said you couldn't do it and you are proving them wrong.
SB