Dassault Aviation is displaying a full-scale cabin mockup of the new Falcon 10X at NBAA-BACE this week in Las Vegas. After the show, the mockup will remain in the US for individual customer tours. Dassault Aviation chairman and CEO, Éric Trappier, said: “Because of its sheer size and imaginative layout, you’ll move about this cabin … Continue reading "NBAA: Dassault unveiling 10X cabin mockup at BACE"
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18,250lb-thrust
Conscious that at maximum range, both passengers and crew will be subject to flights of 15h or more, Dassault felt it needed to “rethink and reshape” the experience.
Customers should be able to enjoy the flight so “they can exit the aircraft and start their working day as if nothing had happened”, says Brana. Workload for the pilots is alleviated so they can “be alert at critical times of the flight”.
Indeed, while the cabin has been designed from the ground up to maximise passenger comfort and convenience, arguably more significant innovation has been lavished on the flightdeck.
Here, a single throttle lever – which Dassault calls the Smart Throttle – controls both engines, with the reverse thrust and airbrake controls also integrated into the lever. This offers “vastly simplified thrust management”, says chief pilot Philippe Duchateau.