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Dassault Aviation plans to upgrade the Falcon 2000LXS with the EASy IV cockpit.
LAS VEGAS—Dassault Aviation's new ultra-long-range Falcon 10X is on target to be certified in 2029.
A second aircraft joined the flight test program on Sept. 24, and two more—with full interiors—are scheduled to start test flying in 2027, says Dassault Aviation Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier.
The clean-sheet-designed aircraft comes with a range of 7,500 nm (13,900 km) and a spacious cabin—6 ft. 8 in. (2.03 m) high, 9 ft. 1 in. wide and 53 ft. 10 in. long.
The Honeywell Nexus flight deck includes more automation designed to decrease pilot workload and increase safety features. The cockpit includes touchscreen displays, a recovery mode, smart sidesticks and a single smart throttle.
The Falcon 10X's Rolls-Royce Pearl 10X engines are well on their way to certification in 2027, says Philipp Zeller, senior vice president of the engine-maker.
Rolls-Royce has completed engine certification tests and is finalizing its report for the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). It has accumulated more than 5,000 test hours on the Pearl 10X and the Advance2 demonstrator, with 250 hours flying on the Boeing 747 flying testbed.
Dassault rolled out the 10X on March 10 and made its first flight on June 19.
At NBAA-BACE here, Dassault also announced plans to offer a fourth-generation EASy flight deck on production Falcon 2000LXS aircraft, as well as a retrofit for Falcon 2000-series aircraft with earlier models of the Honeywell-based avionics suite by 2029.
The Falcon 2000LXS today is equipped with the EASy II flight deck, but the OEM wanted to modernize it to the same version—EASy IV—featured on the Falcon 6X and 8X, says Trappier.
“The 2000LXS is really a true workhorse in the 4,000-nm segment—robust, comfortable and efficient, and with a great short-field capability,” says Trappier, “so we want to keep it up to the latest standards and maintain its appeal.”
Trappier also updated special mission projects. He says Dassault is on track to deliver three Falcon 8X Archange maritime surveillance aircraft for the French Navy in 2028. It also plans to deliver 12 Falcon 2000LXS modified aircraft, called Albatros, to the navy “in coming years.”
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