American company ONE Aviation has announced a project to produce a light jet designed to be an improvement over the Eclipse 550.
Currently known simply as Project Canada, the new jet will, according to ONE Aviation, out-perform the Eclipse 550 on most levels.
Specifically, the Canada will have a four-foot longer wingspan with no tip tanks, which the company believes will be more efficient and also provide extra fuel capacity for the new jet to have a range out to 1400 nm with IFR reserves.
"The increased span improves efficiency which, in turn, improves takeoff, climb, and cruise performance; especially at high altitudes – an important aspect that allows for increasing the max altitude to FL430," the ONE Aviation press release states.
"We expect that the aircraft will be powered by a flat rated version of the PW615, thus providing higher thrust. The flat rating allows the engine to put out the required thrust at much higher temperatures and altitudes. Summer in Denver? No problem. Climb direct to FL430 on hot days? No problem."
According to ONE Aviation, the Canada will provide customers with a range of advantages over the Eclipse 550, including using 24% less runway on take-off and reducing the time to climb to FL400 by 47%.
"And while these are 'big Improvements' they come from a collection of small, straightforward implementations of existing technologies," says ONE Aviation.
"While any change requires FAA and other aviation authorities certification, the Canada project is designed to concentrate those changes in a few key areas drastically reducing program schedule and risk."
More information on Project Canada is on the ONE Aviation website.