Buckeye Eclipse

{{Infobox aircraft | name = Eclipse | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = [[Ultralight trike]] | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = [[United States]] | manufacturer = [[Buckeye Industries]] | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = Production completed | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = | retired = | first_flight = | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Buckeye Eclipse''' and '''Buckeye Endeavor''' are a family of [[United States|American]] two-seat [[flying wing]] [[ultralight trike]]s that was designed and produced by [[Buckeye Industries]]. The aircraft were supplied fully assembled.<ref name="Cliche">Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page C-6. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. {{ISBN|0-9680628-1-4}}</ref>

==Design and development== Buckeye Industries was well known in the US ultralight business as one of the leading manufacturers of [[powered parachute]]s 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.<ref name="Cliche" />

The Eclipse features a [[Flying wires|cable-braced]] [[hang glider]]-style [[high-wing]], weight-shift controls, a single-seat, open cockpit, [[tricycle landing gear]] and a single engine in [[pusher configuration]]. Factory-supplied standard equipment included dual controls and electronic flight instruments. Optional equipment included a [[fiberglass]] cockpit [[Aircraft fairing|fairing]], windshield, [[wheel pants]] and electric starter.<ref name="Cliche" />

The aircraft carriage is made from welded [[4130 steel]] tubing, while the wing is constructed from bolted-together [[aluminum]] tubing and covered in [[Dacron]] sailcloth. The {{convert|167|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} area wing is supported by a single tube-type [[kingpost]] and uses an "A" frame control bar.<ref name="Cliche" />

==Variants== ;Eclipse :Basic model powered by a [[Rotax 503]] twin cylinder, air-cooled, [[two-stroke]] engine of {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, with a gross weight of {{convert|850|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. Price was [[US$]]14,500 in 2000.<ref name="Cliche" /> ;Endeavor :Up-market model powered by a [[Rotax 582]] twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, two-stroke engine of {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, with a gross weight of {{convert|1000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. Price was US$16,300 in 2000.<ref name="Cliche" />

==Specifications (Endeavor) == {{Aircraft specs |ref=Cliche<ref name="Cliche" /> |prime units?=imp  |genhide=

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==References== {{reflist}}

{{Buckeye Industries aircraft}}

[[Category:1990s United States ultralight aircraft]] [[Category:Single-engined pusher aircraft]] [[Category:Ultralight trikes]]