"Backlog" is really not the correct term for the Eclipse situation.

A more accurate description is "orders booked".

Neither the customers nor Eclipse expected that everyone would be able to
get their airplane the day after FAA certification was completed.

Customers were given something like an "anticipated delivery date" that, in
some cases, was probably several years in the future.



"Neil Gould" wrote in message
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Recently, Dave Stadt posted:

"Neil Gould" wrote in message
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Recently, Jim Macklin posted:

FIRST CUSTOMER ECLIPSE 500 DELIVERED
Eclipse delivered its first customer aircraft December
31, at its headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Ramping
up to fulfill the backlog of more than 2,500 aircraft, the
company already has 37 additional aircraft on its production
line in various stages of assembly. Seven of these aircraft
have completed final assembly and are being prepared for
delivery.

Well, that should satisfy the skeptics as to whether the E500 is a
viable product. I'll bet Cessna wished they had a 2,500 plane
backlog on any of their models (and perhaps their entire line).

Neil


Eclipse is no threat to Cessna and Eclipse I am sure wishes it had the
backlog Cessna does. When it comes to business jets Cessna is so far
ahead it isn't even a race.

I think you may have missed my point, Dave. Cessna is a successful,
established firm with a long history, so an upstart is not likely to be a
threat. However, if Cessna has a backlog of 2,500 for any one of their
jets, they are doing something seriously wrong, given that history and
established production capability. I suspect that their backlog is a lot
closer to their ability to deliver (or, it should be).

Neil