8/19/2023 0 Comments Falcon jet![]() ![]() In addition to four 14-inch touchscreen displays, the flight deck will also have four nine-inch supplemental touchscreens for features such as the FalconSphere electronic flight bag and other functions. Simplified checklists include auto-sensing of many switch positions to help improve efficiency. There is a new graphical flight management system, with phase-of-flight modes that make flight planning and management much simpler, similar to what Gulfstream has done in the G500 through G700. Touchscreen instrument panel displays simplify the pilot interface, which is an updated version of the Honeywell Primus Epic-based avionics that have long been a Falcon staple. The autothrottle will be useable until touchdown. Pilots will be able to keep the autopilot and autothrottle engaged for maximum-performance maneuvers such as windshear escape and TCAS resolution. Separate controls allow the pilot to control each engine individually, for example, after a birdstrike makes it necessary to set the damaged engine for minimum vibration. Also built into the Smart Throttle are airbrake and thrust reverser controls. For example, variable friction allows virtual “notches” to be set to simplify power settings for specific conditions. The Smart Throttle also helps facilitate improvements for reduced-thrust takeoffs and noise-abatement procedures. The 10X’s DFCS has additional features, including a soft go-around and “comfort” climb and descent, designed to make passengers more comfortable during maneuvering. The single power lever, Recovery Mode, and AGCAS are standard on Dassault's Rafale fighter. Incorporation of the Recovery Mode may also lead to addition of an Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (AGCAS), which can automatically recover the aircraft if its trajectory is headed toward collision with the ground. This is a step up from envelope protection, which can help prevent overspeed or stall and other excursions, and it’s more comprehensive than the level buttons in some modern autopilots. What Recovery Mode does is return the 10X to stable flight after an upset in any configuration, when the pilot pushes the Recovery button on the instrument panel. The Smart Throttle in the DFCS provides complete control of all aspects of fly-by-wire flight control and the Fadec-controlled engines, which makes Recovery Mode possible. Adding the Smart Throttle to the DFCS will enable the addition of Recovery Mode, a new feature for Falcon jets. The 10X's T-tail configuration is a new design element for a Falcon jet.Īlso new for the 10X is an addition to the digital flight control system (DFCS), the single power-lever Smart Throttle that was tested extensively during a 7X flight-test campaign last year. The 10X will be Dassault’s first commercial airplane with composite wings, although the company did extensive flight testing of a Falcon 10 with a composite wing from 1985 to 2005.Ī big change on the 10X is the T-tail configuration of the empennage, a switch away from the distinctive-looking cruciform and downward-canted horizontal stabilizers on earlier Falcons. ![]() While the Global 7500’s published range is 200 nm longer, all three have price tags of around $75 million (2021 dollars for the 10X).ĭassault is leveraging its experience manufacturing composite wings for the Rafale fighter jet, and the 10X’s highly swept wing will be made of carbon-fiber composite materials. All three jets’ cabin volume is nearly similar at around 2,700 cu ft. By comparison, the G700 cabin measures 8 feet 2 inches wide and 6 feet 3 inches tall the Global 7500 is 8 feet wide and 6 feet 2 inches high. Powered by a pair of Rolls-Royce Pearl 10X turbofans, the 10X has a 2,780-cu-ft cabin that sets it apart from competitors, boasting the largest cross-section of a purpose-built business jet with an interior width of 9 feet 1 inch and height of 6 feet 8 inches. We have optimized every aspect of the aircraft with the passenger in mind and established a new level of capability for ultra-long-range aircraft.” “The 10X will offer an unrivaled passenger experience over both short- and long-duration flights, along with breakthrough safety features derived from frontline fighter technology. “Today we are introducing a new benchmark in business aviation,” said Dassault chairman and CEO Eric Trappier. The 10X is expected to be certified and enter service in 2025. Dassault has formally launched the Falcon 10X, a 7,500-nm competitor to the Bombardier Global 7500 and Gulfstream G700, adding the French manufacturer to the ranks of ultra-long-range business jet manufacturers.
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