Aircraft
Transport Canada Certifies Falcon 6X's PW812D Engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada's PW812D turbofan will provide the Falcon 6X with a range of 5,100 nm at Mach 0.85.
Dassault Aviation’s three Falcon 6X test aircraft have accumulated more than 500 flight test hours and 150 flights to date. (Photo: Dassault Aviation)
Dassault Aviation’s three Falcon 6X test aircraft have accumulated more than 500 flight test hours and 150 flights to date. (Photo: Dassault Aviation)

Pratt & Whitney Canada (PW&C) has received Transport Canada type certification for the PW812D turbofan that powers the Dassault Falcon 6X, moving the twinjet a step closer toward its planned late 2022 certification. More than 4,900 hours of testing has been conducted on the PW812D, including more than 1,150 of flight testing, along with 20,000 hours on the engine core that it shares with the company’s Pratt & Whitney GTF, according to P&WC.