Dassault Aviation today rolled back the curtains on the ultra long
range Falcon 8X, the company's new flagship and the latest addition
to the growing Falcon business jet family.
Unveiled at Dassault's Bordeaux-Merignac
facility before an audience of customers, operators, industrial
partners and representatives of certification authorities, the 8X
will offer the greatest range and the longest cabin in the Falcon
line, along with the most extensive selection of cabin
configurations available on any executive jet.
Announced in May of this year at European
Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE), the Falcon
8X builds on the advanced performance and technological prowess of
the popular 7X long range trijet, the most innovative and fastest
selling Falcon ever. The 8X will offer a range of 6,450 nm
(11,945 km) - and a cabin 3.5 feet longer than the 7X while
affording the same low operating economics and remarkable operating
flexibility for which all Falcons are known.
"Dassault's tradition of innovation and
excellence helps explain the success of the Falcon 7X. More than
250 aircraft have been built in the seven years since service
introduction, and demand remains strong. We anticipate a
similarly bright future for the 8X." said Eric Trappier, Chairman
and CEO of Dassault Aviation.
Final assembly and testing of the 8X is taking
place at the state-of-the-art Charles Lindbergh hall at Merignac.
The facility was built to handle production of the Falcon 7X, and
the 8X will draw on the same advanced digital design and
manufacturing techniques pioneered with the 7X.
More than 8,000 Dassault civil and military
aircraft, including 2,300 Falcons, have taken to the air from
Mérignac since it opened in 1949.
Wing mating and engine installation on the first
Falcon 8X were completed in July and first power up occurred
shortly after. Ground tests, including flight control system
testing, vibration tests and fuel system testing, concluded in
November. The first engine run up took place in early December and
the aircraft is on track for a maiden flight in the first quarter
of 2015.
"We are extremely happy with progress on our new
Falcon flagship," said Olivier Villa, Senior Vice President, Civil
Aircraft, Dassault Aviation. "The program is right on
schedule and all systems are performing exactly as designed." A
total of three aircraft, including one fully outfitted with a cabin
interior, will be used in the flight test and certification
campaign. Deliveries are expected to begin in the second half of
2016.
Falcon 8X: Setting a New Cabin
Standard
The Falcon 8X cabin will be 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
high and 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) wide and 42 ft 8 in (13 m) long,
enabling it to offer the most diverse selection of cabin layouts on
the market. More than 30 configurations will be available.
Customers will be able to choose from three galley sizes - two with
a crew-rest option - and lounges of varying lengths capable of
supporting a range of lavatory layouts, including a lav with
shower.
With eight passengers and three crew, the Falcon
8X will be capable of flying 6,450 nm at M.80 non-stop. It
will be powered by an improved version of the Pratt and Whitney
Canada PW307 engine that equips the Falcon 7X. Combined with
improvements to wing design, the new power plant will make the 8X
up to 35% more fuel efficient than any other aircraft in the
ultra-long range segment, affording a corresponding savings in
operating costs.
The 8X will be equipped with a panoply of
innovative onboard systems largely proven on the 7X, including an
enhanced version of the 7X's Digital Flight Control System. It will
also come with a redesigned cockpit featuring an optional combined
synthetic/enhanced vision head-up display.
Like the 7X, the Falcon 8X will be capable of
approaches up to 6 degrees, allowing it to serve challenging
airports such as London City Airport; and Lugano, Switzerland that
are normally not accessible to large cabin aircraft. The aircraft
will have a balanced field length of about 6,000 ft and an approach
speed at typical landing weight of 107 kts.
Falcon 8X Typical City Pairs (8 pax, 3 crew
M.80, 85% Boeing Annual Winds, NBAA Reserves):
- Beijing - Los Angeles
- Hong Kong - London
- London - Cape Town
- Mumbai - Sydney
- Sao Paulo - Los Angeles
- Madrid - Buenos Aires
- London - Sao Paulo
- Moscow - Los Angeles
- New York - Tel Aviv
The 8X will also be able to perform an extensive
list of one-leg missions, including Beijing to New York, Hong Kong
to Seattle and New York to Dubai.
About Dassault Aviation
Dassault Aviation is a leading aerospace company
with a presence in over 80 countries across five continents. It
produces the Rafale fighter jet as well as the complete line of
Falcons. The company employs a workforce of over 11,000 and has
assembly and production plants in both France and the United States
and service facilities around the globe. Since the rollout of the
first Falcon 20 in 1963, over 2,250 Falcon jets have been
delivered. Dassault offers a range of six business jets from
the twin-engine 3,350 nm large-cabin Falcon 2000S to its new
flagship, the tri-engine 6,450 nm ultra-long-range
Falcon 8X.
Press Contacts:
Corporate Communication :
Stéphane
Fort
Tel: +33 (0)1 47 11 86 90 Mathieu
Durand
Tel: +33 (0)1 47 11 85 88
Communication Falcon :
Vadim
Feldzer
Tel: +33 (0)1 47 11 44
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Marie-Alexandrine
Fouillard
Tel: +33 (0)1 47 11 64 23
www.dassault-aviation.com
Twitter: @Dassault_OnAir
For high resolution photo of the Falcon 8X, visit:
http://mediapro.dassault-aviation.com/
For high resolution videos of the Falcon 8X, visit:
http://www.asds-media.com/videos/rush-tv-falcon-8x-m1085
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