# Buckeye Eclipse

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Eclipse General information Type Ultralight trike National origin United States Manufacturer Buckeye Industries Status Production completed

The **Buckeye Eclipse** and **Buckeye Endeavor** are a family of [American](/source/United_States) two-seat [flying wing](/source/Flying_wing) [ultralight trikes](/source/Ultralight_trike) that was designed and produced by [Buckeye Industries](/source/Buckeye_Industries). The aircraft were supplied fully assembled.[1]

## Design and development

Buckeye Industries was well known in the US ultralight business as one of the leading manufacturers of [powered parachutes](/source/Powered_parachute) in the 1980s and 90s. The company decided to expand their line with the introduction of a line of trikes in the late 1990s. The aircraft were not strong sellers and the company went out of business in the mid-2000s.[1]

The Eclipse features a [cable-braced](/source/Flying_wires) [hang glider](/source/Hang_glider)-style [high-wing](/source/High-wing), weight-shift controls, a single-seat, open cockpit, [tricycle landing gear](/source/Tricycle_landing_gear) and a single engine in [pusher configuration](/source/Pusher_configuration). Factory-supplied standard equipment included dual controls and electronic flight instruments. Optional equipment included a [fiberglass](/source/Fiberglass) cockpit [fairing](/source/Aircraft_fairing), windshield, [wheel pants](/source/Wheel_pants) and electric starter.[1]

The aircraft carriage is made from welded [4130 steel](/source/4130_steel) tubing, while the wing is constructed from bolted-together [aluminum](/source/Aluminum) tubing and covered in [Dacron](/source/Dacron) sailcloth. The 167 sq ft (15.5 m2) area wing is supported by a single tube-type [kingpost](/source/Kingpost) and uses an "A" frame control bar.[1]

## Variants

**Eclipse**
- Basic model powered by a [Rotax 503](/source/Rotax_503) twin cylinder, air-cooled, [two-stroke](/source/Two-stroke) engine of 50 hp (37 kW), with a gross weight of 850 lb (386 kg). Price was [US$](/source/US%24)14,500 in 2000.[1]

**Endeavor**
- Up-market model powered by a [Rotax 582](/source/Rotax_582) twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, two-stroke engine of 64 hp (48 kW), with a gross weight of 1,000 lb (454 kg). Price was US$16,300 in 2000.[1]

## Specifications (Endeavor)

*Data from* Cliche[1]

**General characteristics**

- **Crew:** one

- **Capacity:** one passenger

- **Wing area:** 167 sq ft (15.5 m2)

- **Empty weight:** 260 lb (118 kg)

- **Gross weight:** 1,000 lb (454 kg)

- **Fuel capacity:** 10 U.S. gallons (38 L; 8.3 imp gal)

- **Powerplant:** 1 × [Rotax 582](/source/Rotax_582) twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, [two-stroke](/source/Two-stroke) [aircraft engine](/source/Aircraft_engine), 64 hp (48 kW)

**Performance**

- **Cruise speed:** 75 mph (121 km/h, 65 kn)

- **Stall speed:** 27 mph (43 km/h, 23 kn)

- **Rate of climb:** 700 ft/min (3.6 m/s)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Cliche_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Cliche_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Cliche_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Cliche_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Cliche_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-Cliche_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-Cliche_1-6) Cliche, Andre: *Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide* 8th Edition, page C-6. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-9680628-1-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9680628-1-4)

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