For Falcon 5X, Dassault Takes A Fresh Look At Manufacturing
New factory layout, design progress optimize Falcon 5X wing assembly.

For the Falcon 5X, Dassault has taken a fresh look at manufacturing, especially for the wings. The PLM v6 version of the Dassault Systèmes Catia design tool has allowed further progress.

At the Bordeaux Martignas factory, which specializes in wings, the area dedicated to the Falcon 5X will stay relatively small. Because the wing’s structure is split into inboard and outboard wingbox subassemblies, as opposed to front and rear, it allows for implementation of a new production scheme. The subassemblies, made of spars and stringers, are assembled in a horizontal jig, then the wing panels are added on a vertical jig. The workers’ jobs are thus made easier and faster, a Dassault production specialist said during AIN’s visit to the factory. This new process halves the number of vertical jigs needed for wing assembly.