Aircraft
Dassault Falcon 6X Bringing Enhancements to Market
The 6X should take flight in early 2021 and enter service in 2022.
The 6X has a 20-inch-larger cabin than the now-canceled 5X. With this room, customers can choose between a larger forward galley or crew lounge.
The 6X has a 20-inch-larger cabin than the now-canceled 5X. With this room, customers can choose between a larger forward galley or crew lounge.

When Dassault announced the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW812D-powered Falcon 6X in late February, chairman and CEO Eric Trappier explained that the company had been developing a Plan B for the now-canceled Falcon 5X when its Safran Silvercrest engine began experiencing problems with its high-pressure compressor.

Switching to the P&WC engine results in a thrust increase for the new large-cabin Falcon, to 13,000-to-14,000 pounds of thrust, versus 11,450 pounds with the Silvercrest. The PW812D has a 44-inch single-piece fan and 4.5:1 to 5:1 bypass ratio. Specific fuel consumption of PW800s is some 10 percent less than that of current in-service engines, according to P&WC. UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) will supply the nacelle system for the 6X, including an inlet, fan cowls, thrust reverser and an engine build-up system.

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