Engines
Textron Selects Silvercrest to Power Cessna Citation Hemisphere
Safran says it has now fixed all performance sustainment problems for the Silvercrest engine powering Dassault's new Falcon 5X.

Textron Aviation’s selection of the Safran Silvercrest turbofan to power the Cessna Citation Hemisphere is a significant boost for the French engine maker’s ambitions in the business aviation market. The announcement today follows confirmation that the engine will earn certification in the spring of 2018 under the revised development timetable for the Dassault Falcon 5X twinjet, now slated to enter service in the first half of 2020.