When Eclipse CEO Vern Raburn calls the ANN hotline, it's usually to announce something big... and the call E-I-C Jim Campbell received from Raburn this afternoon was no exception.
In an exclusive phone call Thursday, Raburn told Aero-News that his company has won the 2005 Robert J. Collier Trophy, considered the most prestigious award in aviation. Eclipse Aviation Corporation was awarded the trophy "for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America."
The 95 year-old trophy will be presented to the company "for leadership, innovation, and the advancement of general aviation" in the production of very light jets -- specifically, the Eclipse 500.
The award is administered by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). With the award, Eclipse joins such distinguished company as past winners Orville Wright, Howard Hughes, Chuck Yeager, Scott Crossfield, the crew of Apollo 11, and SpaceShipOne.
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In an exclusive phone call Thursday, Raburn told Aero-News that his company has won the 2005 Robert J. Collier Trophy, considered the most prestigious award in aviation. Eclipse Aviation Corporation was awarded the trophy "for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America."
The 95 year-old trophy will be presented to the company "for leadership, innovation, and the advancement of general aviation" in the production of very light jets -- specifically, the Eclipse 500.
The award is administered by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). With the award, Eclipse joins such distinguished company as past winners Orville Wright, Howard Hughes, Chuck Yeager, Scott Crossfield, the crew of Apollo 11, and SpaceShipOne.
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