Aircraft
Dassault Names Key 5X Suppliers
Dassault selected the Snecma Silvercrest to power the 5X. The engine maker has produced several test engines and is testing them at the company’s Villaroche plant near Paris, and at the company’s Istres test cell in the south of France (pictured).
Dassault selected the Snecma Silvercrest to power the 5X. The engine maker has produced several test engines and is testing them at the company’s Villaroche plant near Paris, and at the company’s Istres test cell in the south of France (pictured).

Many of the usual suppliers for Dassault’s Falcon aircraft have been selected for the 5X, although Héroux-Devtek will be the landing gear supplier (Messier Dowty provides the 7X gear). The nosegear will have a “dual-chamber, for comfort.”