Dassault Aviation: Falcon 5X first flight
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Falcon 5X first flight
New ultra wide body twin set to begin preliminary flight tests
(Bordeaux-Mérignac, France, July 5, 2017) -- Dassault Aviation's all-new Falcon
5X has made its first flight, allowing the ultra wide body twinjet to embark on
a limited number of preliminary flight tests before the commencement of the full
fledged flight test campaign, scheduled to begin next year.
The aircraft took off today from Dassault's Bordeaux-Mérignac final assembly
facility with test pilots Philippe Deleume and Philippe Rebourg at the controls.
The 2-hour flight was performed with a preliminary version of the Safran
Silvercrest engines, because design issues have delayed the power plant
development four years beyond the initial timetable.
This advanced flight test campaign will permit to collect a certain amount of
airframe and systems data that could not be generated during a ground test
campaign undertaken earlier this spring. The ground campaign included ground
runs as well as low and high speed taxi tests.
The purpose of the present flight test campaign, which will last only a few
week, is to help streamline the development process. Flight validation and
certification tests will be performed next year, once Safran delivers
certifiable engines meeting Dassault's specifications.
"We're committed to limiting the consequences of the four year engine
development delay as much as possible and the short preliminary flight test
campaign is part of this effort," said Eric Trappier, Dassault Aviation Chairman
& CEO. "We will closely monitor the validation tests on the modified
Silvercrest, which are scheduled by Safran in the few coming months, as their
results will be critical for meeting the 5X entry into service in 2020".
"Our customers are anxious to fly our new wide body Falcon", continued Trappier.
"Combined with the 5X's new generation digital flight controls, the new ultra
efficient wing will make it possible to blend the spaciousness and comfort of
large cabin jets with the maneuverability, efficiency and airport capability of
much smaller aircraft, establishing a new benchmark for the long range business
jet market."
The cabin of the Falcon 5X will be the tallest and widest in the industry. Yet
the aircraft will land at a speed down in the turboprop range and have a fuel
burn significantly lower than that of any other business jet in its class.
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About Dassault Aviation:
With more than 10,000 military and civil aircraft delivered to more than 90
countries over the past century, Dassault Aviation can offer recognized know-how
and experience in the design, development, sale and support of all types of
aircraft, from the Rafale fighter to the Falcon range of high-end business jets,
as well as military unmanned air systems. In 2016, Dassault Aviation reported
revenues of ?3.6 billion. The company has almost 12,000 employees.
www.dassault-aviation.com Twitter:
(at)Dassault_OnAir
Press contacts:
Institutional communication
Stéphane Fort
Mathieu Durand
Tel: +33 (0)1 47 11 86 90
Tel: +33 (0)1 47 11 85 88
stephane.fort(at)dassault-aviation.com
mathieu.durand(at)dassault-aviation.com
Falcon Communication
Vadim Feldzer
Marie-Alexandrine Fouillard
Tel: +33 (0)1 47 11 44 13
Tel: +33 (0)1 47 11 64 23
vadim.feldzer(at)dassault-aviation.com
marie-alexandrine.fouillard(at)dassault-aviation.com
For high resolution photos, visit:
http://mediaprophoto.dassault-aviation.com/
For high resolution videos, visit:
http://mediaprovideo.dassault-aviation.com/mediaprovideo/
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Dassault Aviation: Falcon 5X first flight:
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Source: Dassault Aviation via GlobeNewswire
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Datum: 05.07.2017 - 12:53 Uhr
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