Eclipse Aviation
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eclipse-aviation-324-9627094
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Eclipse Aviation
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The Eclipse Aviation Corporation was the Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States-based manufacturer of the Eclipse 500 very light jet (VLJ), and also at one time proposed developing the Eclipse 400 single-engined jet. The company was founded in 1998 by early Microsoft employee and former Symantec CEO Vern Raburn. Due to Raburn's relationship with Microsoft, Bill Gates was a major stakeholder in the Eclipse project. The company was known for helping usher in a new category of VLJs when the Eclipse
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Defunct American aerospace manufacturer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_Aviation
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2024-02-22T22:53:27Z
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