Asian Sky Quarterly 2023 Q1

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The 6X will be followed onto the market by an even larger business
jet, the Falcon 10X, with certification planned for 2025. Today,
Dassault is building major structures and systems for the aircraft.
The Falcon 10X cabin is 2.03m by 2.77m cabin, larger than some
regional jets. Range is 13,900 km and its top speed brushes the
speed of sound at Mach 0.925.
The 10X cabin simply gives passengers more of everything. It
has an extended galley with a crew rest area as an option. The
passenger area has four cabin zones of equal size, each with its
own climate controls, but the design is flexible as each zone can be
shortened or extended to customize the layout.
The 10X will have the next generation of digital flight control. New
on the 10X is a Smart Throttle—one lever controlling both engines
in all conditions and tied into the flight control system. It enables an
automatic recovery mode in the event of a wake turbulence upset.
Factory Service Expands in Asia
To support current and future products, Dassault Aviation has
more than doubled the size of its factory service center network in
recent years. Much of that growth has come through new service
centers in the Asia-Pacific region. More service locations mean
more GoTeams ready to dispatch to customers at a moment’s
notice, more parts locally available and more capability for major
inspections and upgrades.
In 2022 it was listed by the Financial Times as one of Europe’s
climate leaders. All Falcons can operate on a 50 percent blend of
sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) , and the Falcon10X will be 100
percent SAF capable. The use of SAF is also part of the SAF plan
implemented by Dassault to reduce the carbon footprint of its
aviation operations. All flights operated by company-owned Falcon
aircraft, whether for testing, demos or Falcon support, are using
SAF blends. Dassault offers a supply at its flagship FBO at Paris-Le
Bourget.
No company today can ignore
environmental concerns and
Dassault is at the forefront
of environmental initiatives
within aviation.”
Dassault is unique in one other way for a major aerospace
company: it is still majority owned by the heirs of its founder,
Marcel Dassault. The advantage, as the company sees it, is less
focus on quarterly earnings and more on long-term investments
and product support infrastructure.
www.dassaultfalcon.com
Dassault Falcon 10X
Factory Service Expands in Asia
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