Paris Air Show, aircraft are doing the show on a crowded tarmac.

Presentation of Dassault Aviation’s aircraft during the exhibition :

Rafale:

Able to fulfill all the roles required of a combat aircraft in the course of a single mission, the Rafale is the only existing all-purpose fighter aircraft in the world. The Rafale is the first aircraft with a -delta-canard- configuration, designed for aircraft carrier landing, and can also simultaneously perform air superiority, defense, reconnaissance and surface attack missions during a single flight. The first French Navy flotilla was declared operational in 2004. The first Rafale squadron was commissioned for the French Air Force at Saint-Dizier in 2006. Successfully deployed in Afghanistan in 2007, only eight months after being declared operational, the Rafale is now -combatproven-. There, it has demonstrated its interoperability and connectivity capabilities with the allied forces, in particular thanks to its Link 16 equipment. Brought into operational service in 2010, the F3 standard gives the Rafale nuclear deterrence, reconnaissance and anti-ship capabilities.

nEUROn mock up 1/1:

The European UCAV (Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle) technological demonstrator program, for which we are the prime contractor, is preparing for a future based on the federation of European know-how (involving Italy, Sweden, Spain, Greece and Switzerland). Its purpose is to validate complex technologies that represent every aspect of mission systems: high stealth level, real air-to-ground weapon firing from an internal bay, insertion in a C4I environment, high-level automatic controls, innovative processes in terms of industrial partnerships, etc. The first flight of the demonstrator is scheduled for 2012.

Falcon 7X:

The world’s first business aircraft equipped with a fully digital flight control system, the Falcon 7X is a trijet (Pratt & Whitney Canada PW 307A engines delivering 6,400 pounds of thrust) with a substantial flight range. Equipped with a new aero-elastic wing design that improves aerodynamic performance by 30%, the aircraft can reach a maximum speed of Mach 0.9 and cover a range of 5,950 nm (11,000 km). Its cockpit offers outstanding comfort due to its size, acoustic insulation and air conditioning system. The aircraft also benefits from low operating and maintenance costs. The first Falcon 7X flight took place on May 5, 2005. The aircraft received its EASA-FAA dual certification on April 27, 2007. This marks the arrival of a new generation of Falcon aircraft equipped with state-of-the-art technologies inherited from the military aviation industry.

Falcon 900LX:

The Falcon 900LX, equipped with three Honeywell TFE731-60 engines (delivering 5,000 pounds of thrust each), can cover 4,750 nm (8,800 km) at Mach 0.75. It can fly from London to Miami, New York to São Paulo and Mumbai to London. The aerodynamic optimization of its wings offers almost 7% more drag reduction compared to the Falcon 900EX, its predecessor. Its climbing performance has improved by 10%, enabling it to reach the 37,000 feet flight level (11,280 m) in only 17 minutes. It received its certification in 2010.

Falcon 2000LX

Heiress to the twin-engine Falcon 2000, the LX version is equipped with the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW 308C engines, with 7,000 pounds of thrust, and the EASy flight deck. Certified in April 2009, the Falcon 2000LX has winglets that help optimize the wing aerodynamics and considerably improve its fuel performance. The aircraft can cover 4,000 nm (7,410 km) with 8 passengers. The performance of the aircraft in the Falcon 2000 series, together with their low operating costs, makes this twin-engine jet the most popular in its category and the most represented in multi-ownership programs such as NetJets.

Source: Dassault
Photo: Rob Vogelaar, ZAPP