{"id":20866,"date":"2022-02-06T22:05:46","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T22:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=20866"},"modified":"2022-02-06T22:07:15","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T22:07:15","slug":"first-falcon-6x-arrives-at-dassaults-little-rock-completion-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/arkansas\/first-falcon-6x-arrives-at-dassaults-little-rock-completion-center\/%20","title":{"rendered":"First Falcon 6X Arrives at Dassault\u2019s Little Rock Completion Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dassault Aviation welcomed the first production Falcon 6X\nextra widebody twin to the Falcon completion center in Little Rock, Arkansas.\nFalcon 6X serial number five was ferried on Friday January 28 from Dassault\u2019s\nMerignac production facility, where all Falcons complete initial assembly, to\nthe 1.25 million square foot Little Rock facility.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe arrival of the first Falcon 6X at Little Rock marks a\nvery positive milestone in this program,\u201d said Eric Trappier, Dassault Aviation\nChairman and CEO. \u201cOur teams have been working tirelessly behind the scenes to\nprepare for 6X completion and we are benefiting from very good momentum as we\nmove towards certification.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teams in Little Rock have been preparing for months\nanticipating the arrival of the first Falcon 6X with new engineering solutions\nthat aim to accelerate the completion and delivery cycle. A dedicated 6X\ntechnical response team has performed robustness and cycle testing on equipment\nand components in preparation of manufacturing. Engineers have also designed\nprocesses that will allow \u201cone shot installation\u201d on interiors, further\nreducing completion time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advanced digital technologies are at the forefront of\nefforts to streamline completion activities. These include a dedicated \u2018virtual\nplateau\u2019 capable of displaying any system or component on the aircraft using\nDassault Systems 3D CATIA design and product lifecycle management software that\nhelps teams visualize and plan for the most efficient approach to each aircraft\ncompletion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Completions will be performed in a spacious state-of-the-art\nhangar that came online in 2015. The hangar was designed from the start to\naccommodate completions for advanced new models like the Falcon 6X. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, three Falcon 6X aircraft are involved in\nDassault\u2019s rigorous flight test program, including one that is undergoing\nextreme weather and endurance testing. The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW812D\nengine recently received Transport Canada certification, with EASA and FAA\ncertifications expected to follow shortly. A fourth aircraft equipped with a\nfull interior will fly at the end of the first quarter and undertake a round-the-world\ncampaign intended to demonstrate the full maturity of aircraft systems at entry\ninto service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first Falcon 6X is expected to enter into service later\nthis year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dassault Aviation welcomed the first production Falcon 6X extra widebody twin to the Falcon completion center in Little Rock, Arkansas. Falcon 6X serial number five was ferried on Friday January 28 from Dassault\u2019s Merignac production facility, where all Falcons complete initial assembly, to the 1.25 million square foot Little Rock facility.  \u201cThe arrival of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20871,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,116,114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arkansas","category-front-page-slider","category-international-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Falcon6X_Ferry_LittleRock_06-edit-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20866"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20870,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20866\/revisions\/20870"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}