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Gallery: Pratt & Whitney Canada’s Engine for the Falcon 6X

Rich Piellisch December 06, 2021

Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW812D Engine Earns Approval For Falcon 6X

Credit: Dassault Aviation

Nearly four years after the February 2018 launch of the Falcon 6X ultra widebody business jet, engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney Canada and airframer Dassault announced on Dec. 1 Transport Canada type certification of the PurePower PW812D engine for the new aircraft. Entry-into-service is expected in late 2022.

The PW812D is a modern, efficient, environmentally responsible engine in its class, says Maria Della Posta, Pratt & Whitney Canada president. “It offers double-digit improvements in fuel burn, emissions and noise.”

The PW812D will require 40% less scheduled maintenance and 20% fewer inspections than its competitors, Della Posta says.

falcon6x engine manufacturing

Engine Manufacturing In Quebec

Credit: Dassault Aviation

Pratt & Whitney Canada builds the PW812D engine at its facility in Longueuil, Quebec.

PW812D technician

PW812D Manufacturing in Quebec

Credit: Pratt & Whitney Canada

A pre-COVID photo shows a technician working on the PW812D engine at Pratt & Whitney Canada’s Quebec facility.

PW812D Engine A Boeing 747

PW812D Engine Testing On A Boeing 747

Credit: Dassault Aviation

This image, from a video by Dassault Aviation, shows the PW812D engine being tested on Pratt & Whitney’s specially modified Boeing 747.

“The PW812D engine has shown exceptional performance during testing,” says Pratt & Whitney Canada. The company has performed more than 4,900 hrs. of engine testing, including more than 1,150 hrs. of flight testing and 20,000 hrs. on the engine core, it says.

Falcon6x engine

PW812D Engine Readied for Falcon 6X

Credit: Dassault Aviation

Following shipment by air from Canada, a PW812D engine is readied for installation on a Falcon 6X at Dassault’s Merignac factory outside Bordeaux, France.

PW812D Engine on Falcon 6X

PW812D Engine Installation on Falcon 6X

Credit: Dassault Aviation

Another view of PW812D engine installation on the Falcon 6X.

Photo also shows the SPU150(DA) APU for the 6X, furnished by Safran Power Units.

Collins Aerospace supplies the nacelles.

Falcon 6X Rollout

Falcon 6X Rollout

Credit: Dassault Aviation

The ultra-widebody Falcon 6X made its debut in Dassault’s Charles Lindbergh Hall in Bordeaux-Merignac on December 8, 2020.

test pilots Bruno Ferry and Fabrice Valette, PW812D-Powered Falcon 6X

First Flight Of The PW812D-Powered Falcon 6X

Credit: Dassault Aviation

First flight of the PW812D-powered Falcon 6X ultra widebody business jet, S/N 01, took place on March 10, 2021 from Dassault’s Bordeaux-Merignac final assembly plant with test pilots Bruno Ferry and Fabrice Valette at the controls. The second 6X took to the air in May, and the third from Merignac to Dassault’s Istres flight test facility on June 24.

Falcon 6X jets

Three Jets, Going On Four

Credit: Dassault Aviation

As of October’s National Business Aviation Association’s gathering in Las Vegas, three Falcon 6X jets were in trials.

The third aircraft, says Dassault, is equipped with a full cabin for acoustic and thermal testing, and for evaluating cabin pressurization and airflow for passenger comfort. “Engineers are confident of achieving noise levels as low as on its Falcon 8X sister ship,” the company said.

Falcon 6X number four will be the first production aircraft. It too has a full interior "and will demonstrate the operational maturity of aircraft systems,” the company says. A world tour is planned for mid-2022.

Dassault meanwhile has spare parts on order “for delivery to strategic locations around the world to ensure maximum support for flight departments from day one.”

Falcon 6X refueling with TotalEnergies

Dassault Pledges to Use SAF

Credit: Dassault Aviation

Dassault reports that one of its Falcon 6X flight test aircraft landed at Paris-Le Bourget last month, becoming one of the first aircraft to refuel in the field using a sustainable aviation fuel blend, provided by TotalEnergies.

Dassault said it will continue to use SAF in the 6X test program as part of an ongoing effort to minimize its carbon dioxide footprint.

G400

PW800-Series Engines For Gulfstream Jets

Credit: Gulfstream

Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW800-series engines power Gulfstream business jets as well, including the PW812GA with Collins nacelles for the just-announced large-cabin Gulfstream G400, with deliveries to commence in 2025.

Other Gulfstream jets with PW800-series engines include the PW814GA-powered G500, which entered service in September 2018. It was followed by the PW815GA-powered G600 in August 2019.

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Engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney Canada and airframer Dassault announced the receipt of Transport Canada type certification of the PW812D engine for the Falcon 6X ultra widebody business jet on Dec. 1, 2021.

Rich Piellisch

Rich Piellisch has been covering industry segments and issues for Aviation Week since the late 1980s with an emphasis on Who Is Selling What to Whom…

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