Engineered with Passion and for Safety

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1 Engineered with Passion and for Safety Paul Floreck Sr. VP Sales, No. America Dassault Falcon Jet Corp. First Flight: First Half of 2015 Certification & Entry Into Service: First Half of 2017 Aircraft Builders Council, Inc. Sep. 23, 21, 2014

2 Falcon Family Range 3,350 nm up to 6,450 nm FALCON 2000S 3,350 nm Twin jet FALCON 2000LXS 4,000 nm Twin jet FALCON 900LX 4,750 nm Tri jet FALCON 5X 5,200 nm Twin jet FALCON 7X 5,950 nm Tri jet FALCON 8X 6,450 nm Tri jet

3 The Worldwide Business Jet Fleet 3

4 Accident Statistics WW Accidents by Category per 100,000 Flight Hours (NTSB) Business Av. Corporate Air Taxi Airlines Commuter Corporate:.14 per 100,00 hr Source: Robert E. Breiling Associates 4

5 Business Jet Accidents by Phase of Flight Boeing Study: % of Accidents Source: Robert E. Breiling Associates 5

6 Some Other Relevant Bizjet (Safety) Facts Pilot Action or Inaction responsible for 53.4% of business jet accidents and major incidents since their introduction. Maintenance/Mechanical/Design/Manufacturer related causes account for 23.7% of business jet accidents and major incidents since introduction. A 10% increase in landing approach speed will add 20% to the landing distance. A one degree (1 ) decrease in glide slope angle (flattened angle of approach) can add 13% to landing distance. A 10% increase in gross weight can increase landing distance by 10%. Source: Robert E. Breiling Associates 6

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8 If Each Engineering Dept. Had Its Way 8

9 What About the Safety Dept.? Many Ways to Ensure the Safest Aircraft Designs Design & Certification to the Latest Airworthiness Standards Develop & Apply the Best Design Practices and Tools Practice Smart Airframe Architecture Build Robust (yet Light Weight) Structures Design Redundant Systems Optimize Flying Qualities, Handling & Control Ensure Broad Flight Envelopes (Low Speed, High Speed) Focus on Operational Flexibility Facilitate Flight Crew Resource Management Enhance Flight Crew Situational Awareness 9

10 Bizjet Design and Operating Certification Design: FAR Part 25 Federal Aviation Regulations Airworthiness Standards. These are the general regulations that apply for Transport Category Aircraft (over 12,500 pounds). Clean sheet Designs must comply with the latest airworthiness standards at the time the aircraft s type certificate is issued. F900 Certified 1986 F2000 Certified 1995 F7X Certified 2007 Derivative Designs may be allowed to have grandfathered in features which complied at the time of original type certificate issue, but may not fully comply with today s requirements. 10

11 Regulatory Harmony for Airworthiness May 2011: The European Union and the United States put in force an agreement on cooperation in the regulation of civil aviation safety. Enables the reciprocal acceptance of findings of compliance and approvals, promotes a high degree of safety in air transport and ensures regulatory cooperation and harmonization between the United States and the EU as regards airworthiness approvals and monitoring of civil aeronautical products, environmental testing and approvals of such products, and approvals and monitoring of maintenance facilities. 11

12 The Right Approach: Life Cycle Design Dassault CATIA / Product Lifecycle Management Dassault s CATIAsoftware enables engineers to create and manipulate a computergenerated, three-dimensional model which accurately represents every component of the aircraft (structure, cabin and systems down to the fastener) during the design phase and beyond. The entire industrial chain, from initial design to production and support, is modeled and simulated on software developed by Dassault Systèmes (CATIA, ENOVIA VPM and DELMIA). CATIA facilitates compliance with certification requirements. CATIA eases maintenance, simplifies tooldesign;aidsaccessto keyservice areas. BENEFITS: Better safety, maintainability, parts i nterchangeability.

13 Practice in Virtual Reality, Do it Right in Reality 13

14 Well Packaged Design Falcon 900LX Competitor 23.5 ft/7.16 m 24.6 ft/7.50 m Max cabin width 92 in/ 84 in/ 2.34 m 2.13 m 14

15 It s In The Details Engine Rotor Burst Protection Falcons are configured so that their engine rotor burst planes are located away from their pressurized passenger compartment zones. This provides greater safety margins and allows for certification to higher cruise altitudes, also enabling more fuel efficiency. Falcon 2000LXS Competitor Some competing aircraft are certificated to lower maximum altitudes because their pressurized cabin areas are not fully protected from potential depressurization due to rotor burst. 15

16 The Right Tools: Structural Design & Analysis Dassault develops the most advanced analytical and manufacturing tools and conducts ultra-rigorous testing beyond that required by the authorities. Dassault s ELFINI software capable of the most complex finite element analysis on a simulated model of the aircraft s structural geometry. Aero-elastic deformations as computed by ELFINI software Enables engineers to simplify and lighten the structure while still making it stronger and safer. 16

17 Robust, Dassault builds airframes with load capacities comfortably above regulatory requirements. Certified for Damage Tolerance (Considers non-detectable defects which can cause cracking). Extensive use of the latest manufacturing technologies, such as composites, robotics and SPFDB (superplastic forming and diffusion bonding). BENEFITS: Stronger, safer structure. Lower aircraft weight Lower fuel consumption, Lower greenhouse gas emissions Lower direct operating costs. No Life-Limits on primary structure. No limits on Turbulence Penetration Speed. Falcon 7X wing forming process Falcon 7X wing robotic assembly 17

18 yet Flexible Video Clip Falcon 7X Extreme Condition Testing 18

19 Cool Fuel Under Pressure Falcons are the only bizjets with pressurized fuel systems to promote fuel flow to the engines even in the case of total fuel pump failure. FRONT TANK 3-1 X-TK 1-3 X-TK BP Some airplanes have limits on takeoff and flight with wing fuel tank imbalances. Some require abnormal maneuvers to re-balance. BP Rear XFR BP BP CENTER TANK 1-3 X-BP Crossfeed valves Most Falcons have no fuel imbalance limitations. Only the Falcon 2000 has a relatively generous fuel imbalance limit in flight, which if it occurs, is easily corrected by the crew using cockpit controls. ENG 1 ENG X-BP APU 2-3 X-BP ENG 3 Pressurization with air reduces fuel vapor partial pressure, thereby reducing its volatility and increasing safety. 19

20 An Extra Engine 20

21 Triple Benefits DURING TAKEOFF: Regulations require crews assume loss of engine at most critical time: Retain 2/3 thrust (vs. 1/2) Less Runway Required Much Better Climb Rate Easier to Control (adverse yaw) More Options, Safer IN FLIGHT: Failure of one engine is NOT an Emergency! Greater Systems Redundancy (hydraulic, electrical, pneumatic) Maintain Higher Altitude OEI Maintain Higher Speed OEI Burn Less Fuel: Fly Farther More Options, Safer OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY: F900 Engines Can be Battery Started (so APU not Critical for dispatch) Full Stop with Reverser Only & Backup Ferry Flight OK on 2 Engines More Options, Safer 21

22 What is Full Manual Reversion? Falcon 2000 & 900 Series hydraulic flight controls, like those of all airliners, are connected to the flight deck exclusively via push-pull rods. The hydraulic system provides boost to reduce control forces. Many competing jet aircraft use cables, much like smaller aircraft. Falcon 2000 & 900 Series Flight Control System s exclusive use of push-pull rods Double Servo Actuators - the same design and manufacture as Dassault s Mach 2+ fighters. Even in the unlikely event of full hydraulic system failure, pilots can maintain complete manual control of the Falcon at speeds up to M.75! 22

23 Steady as a Rock at any Speed (Faster is Safer) Video Clip Falcon 50 Stability At High Mach Numbers 23

24 What is Fly By Wire? 24

25 Digital Flight Control System First introduced to Business Aviation in the Falcon 7X The Architecture of DFCS allows an extremely high level of Safety and Redundancy Flight Envelope protections, prevents exceeding the safe flight envelope while reaching maximum aircraft performance. Allows extreme pilot reactions without extreme consequences. Protection from Structural overstress, Stall, Overspeed. Also provides automatic trim. Handling characteristics consistent throughout flight envelope. Maximum performance in case of engine flameout, or in windshear conditions. 6 FC computers, 3 of them dual channel. 3 Independent Electric and 4 Independent Hydraulic circuits. Back Up mode (electrical control of horizontal stabilizer and Spoilers) independent of DFCS computers. Ram Air Turbine.

26 DFCS Architecture Pilot controls and sensors Data acquisition Flight control laws Electrical control of actuators Actuation Sidestick Pedal Inertial Ref System Air Data System Auto Pilot Flight Data Concentrators Main Flight Control Computers Secondary Flight Control Computers Actuator Control Monitoring Units Hydraulic and Electrical Actuators 26

27 DFCS Flight Control Computers R/H Front Rack R/H Rear Rack 27

28 DFCS Layout 28

29 DFCS Layout Falcon 7X Tail Surfaces 29

30 Proving It Works! F7X Max. Crosswind Testing Keflavik, Iceland 30 30

31 Uplifting Clean wings: No vortex generators, fences, ventral fins, etc. High lift devices: Full span wing leading edge slats (as on modern airliners) Double slotted Fowler flaps Reduced takeoff, approach and landing speeds for better safety and reduce field length requirements. - NATURAL STALL PROTECTION - ACCESS TO MORE AIRPORTS Steep Approach Certified: Able to operate from London City Airport. 5.5 Approach Path 31

32 Landing Approach Speed Slower is Safer 32

33 Landing Approach Speed Slower is Safer 33

34 Drop in Any Time! London City Airport All Current-Production Falcons Certified for operations at London City 34

35 Three EASy Topics (Enhanced Avionics System) Cockpit Crew Resource Management (CRM) Flying Blind Seeing Trajectory Situational / Systems Awareness 35

36 CRM in the Old Days Video Clip from The High and The Mighty

37 The EASy Approach Tactical Information. Tactical Information Shared Displays Strategic Information

38 CRM By Design Common, Strategic items are handled together as a team

39 Since 1929, Most Pilots have Flown on Instruments Referencing Pitch and Heading The more or less standard 6 pack of flight instruments Most glass cockpits duplicate the 6 pack round dial concept

40 The True Goal is to Fly a Certain Trajectory, Regardless of the Wind or Conditions We don t really care where the nose is pointed (pitch & heading) we care about the trajectory (path and track) we now have the tools to show that to a pilot. It started with the military..

41 Keep your Chin Up! Head Up Displays Dassault is the only manufacturer building BizJets and Fighters, Side by Side HUD Rafale Cockpit F7X SideStick The Situational Awareness and Control Benefits of Side Stick Fly by Wire, Path-based Head Up Displays and Moving Maps has been proven over many years in the Mirage and Rafale Fighters.

42 Why not Always Fly by PATH Like with a HUD? Flight Director Aircraft Symbol Fixed in center Flight Path Symbol Acceleration Chevron

43 CRM & Situational Awareness Today 43

44 Situational Awareness Giving pilots the vision to see where they are and where they are going Two Unfortunate CFIT* accidents.. * CFIT: Controlled Flight Into Terrain That is, flying a perfectly good airplane into a mountain Cali, Columbia Dec. 20 th, 1995 Jakarta, Indonesia May 9 th, 2012

45 American Airlines B757 Cali, Columbia Crash site Cali Airport Crew was unaware they were descending into the mountains with their airbrakes on!

46 Sukhoi Superjet 100 Jakarta, Indonesia 2,211 m (7,254 ft) Salak Volcano

47 EASy CFIT Warning / Avoidance With Terrain Alert: 1. ADI: Pull Up 2. Audible Pull Up Terrain 3. Pop Up of 1/6 Terrain Window on Pilot Flying 4. Main I-Nav map converts to HDG Up and shows Interactive Terrain flashing

48 EASy: Better visualization tools B757 EASy

49 The flight deck of the Sukhoi that crashed No big picture map showing the terrain or trajectory.

50 CFIT Prevention in a Falcon with EASy EASy gives a complete picture of the outside world Heading Up, either along the flight plan route or straight ahead of the plane - Automatically

51 EASy II Even Better Visualization Synthetic Vision Small x-wind, HDG centered like HUD

52 Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) Current Generation Infra Red Technology - Rockwell Collins Flight Dynamics and Canadian Marconi Corp. (CMC) EFVS for the Falcon family of aircraft. Infrared camera installation Pilot View at night with EFVS (camera image super-imposed on Falcon Head-up display) 52

53 " Super " Vision, for the Next Generation Enhanced Vision System Multiple Infra-Red Cameras New manufacturer: ELBIT New design: 3 sensors Fused information

54 Combined Vision Optimized for Safety Fused SVS / EVS HUD

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