Dassault Aviation Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier congratulated Pratt & Whitney Canada on approval by Transport Canada of the latest member of the company’s PW800 family of high-efficiency engines.
“Pratt & Whitney Canada’s certification of the PW812D engine is a major step forward in fuel efficiency, maintainability and performance, helping make the 6X an outstanding new Falcon,” said Trappier.
The PW812D engines are currently powering three Falcon 6Xflight test aircraft. The aircraft test campaign recently passed 500 flight test hours over 150 flights, with the flight test organization noting smooth and steady progress toward planned type certification in late 2022. Soon, a production aircraft with a fully outfitted cabin will join the program and will conduct a global tour to evaluate the aircraft in the real world of business aviation - operating in remote locations as well as challenging and diverse environments.
Last month, one of the Falcon 6X flight test aircraft visited Paris-Le Bourget Airport, where it became one of the first aircraft on the field to refuel with a sustainable aviation fuel blend from TotalEnergies. Dassault Aviation will continue to use SAF in the test program as part of the company’s effort to minimize its CO2 footprint.
The 13,500 lb-thrust PW812D engine provides industry-leading efficiency for missions up to 5,100 nm (9,450 km) at .85 Mach in the Falcon 6X.