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Dassault’s New Falcon 2000S Reaches Flight Test Milestone

Written by thomas · Filed Under Aeronautics News 

April 5, 2012

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Certification of the New Twin-Engine Aircraft Expected by Year’s End
(Teterboro, New Jersey, April 3, 2012) –Dassault’s newest aircraft, the twin-engine Falcon
2000S, has completed its first year of flight testing. As of today, the test aircraft has accumulated
nearly 300 flight hours in more than 100 flights.
The rigorous test flight program has demonstrated and confirmed the expected performance of
the Falcon 2000S. Outfitted with inboard slats and winglets that work together to reduce landing
speeds, the 2000S also features a unique autobrake system which will allow it to access shorter
and more challenging runways than any other aircraft in its category.
The first part of the test campaign included numerous maneuvers to demonstrate handling
qualities, including stability, stalls, pitch, roll rates and failure mode tests, as well as takeoff with
engine failure. Future portions of the campaign will evaluate VMCG (minimum control speed on
ground) and VMU (take off minimum speed), as well as air inlet distortion around the engines and
maximum crosswind demonstration.
“The Falcon 2000S flies so smoothly that many pilots will want to operate it manually, ” said Jean-
Louis Dumas, Dassault Flight test pilot ,”We’ve found that the aircraft handles well in all aspects
of the flight envelop while offering very large safety margins.”
In later phases of the certification process, engineers will test and fine-tune the aircraft’s anti-ice
system and verify the integration of EASy II, the next generation of Dassault’s proprietary, awardwinning
avionics suite. EASy II will include options like a Synthetic Vision System (SVS); Take Off
and Go Around capability (TOGA); a Runway Awareness and Advisory System (RAAS); WAASLPV
and RNP SAAAR; Automatic Decent Mode (ADM); XM Graphical Weather and ADS-B Out.
The Falcon 2000S will also undergo trials to allow it to be certified for steep approaches such as
London City Airport.
Certification is anticipated for the end of the fourth quarter of 2012.

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