- May 26, 2021, 11:17 AM
With a second Falcon 6X in flight testing, Dassault Aviation is also busy making preparations to support the aircraft once it enters service in 2022. (Photo: Dassault Aviation)
As Dassault Aviation continues its Falcon 6X flight-test campaign, the French airframer is also preparing to support the business jet’s 2022 entry into service (EIS) preparations that began long before the type’s March 10 first flight.
Key among those preparations is ensuring the reliability of the 6X’s systems and components, according to Jean Kayanakis, senior v-p of Dassault’s worldwide Falcon customer service and service center network. To do that, Kayanakis said, Dassault’s teams and partners are going through intensive equipment testing and screening, including a process the company calls highly accelerated life testing (HALT). Under HALT, components are exposed to extreme conditions such as vibration, temperature, and humidity, or “shake and bake” testing, K