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Falcon 900 MPA
The Falcon family represents fifty years of success. Over 2,250 aircraft have been delivered in more than 80 countries; logging more than 16 million flight hours. In addition to the impressive flight qualities associated to an exceptional comfort, the “Falcon” name is synonymous of reliability and efficiency.
The Falcons are not only used for passenger transportation. When equipped with specific systems, their performance, flexibility and robustness enable them to accomplish a wide variety of military as well as public service missions. The Falcon’s wide body fuselage allows numerous layout possibilities for multirole missions. Each aircraft can receive equipment and systems tailored to specific roles, such as: maritime surveillance and reconnaissance, aerial photography, weapons system trainer, electronic warfare, target towing, air ambulance.
10% of the Falcon aircraft are used by military or governmental services. The Falcon fleet boasts over 200 multirole aircraft used for various missions. These aircraft have brought to their operators a very high level of efficiency, reliability and maintainability, whether for civilian or military missions’ purposes.
In order to respond to changing needs for blue water operations as well as coastal and border surveillance, spin-off versions of Falcon 2000 and Falcon 900 have been designed.
This new Falcon multi-role aircraft family, built on expertise and feedback experience gained by Dassault Aviation on previous maritime programs such as Atlantique 2 MPA, Falcon 20 / 200 and Falcon 50M, proposes cost-efficient Maritime Reconnaissance and Patrol Aircraft (MRA and MPA).
FALCON 900 MPA
The concept of the Falcon 900 MPA builds up directly on lessons learnt from:
• The Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft “Atlantic” family delivered to five different Navies and Air Forces.
• The Falcon family aircraft modified for Maritime Surveillance and operated by the French Navy and by several foreign Coast Guards.
It is a unique concept of high performance, low cost and low risk development, Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft. The Falcon 900 MPA, derived from the Falcon 900 business jet, is perfectly sized for maritime patrol missions. It is persistent, capable and safe. From the onset of the project, the state-of-the-art mission system and the sensors suite, as well as the platform have been developed with the necessary growth potential provisions, in order to meet new requirements that could arise during the long life of the aircraft.
Capabilities
The Falcon 900 MPA is a land based high performance aircraft with a multi-mission capability. The mission system incorporates state-of-the-art sensors and avionics designed to carry out efficiently the missions and the tasks dedicated to a Maritime Patrol Aircraft:
Military missions:
• Monitoring of littoral approaches,
• Support to the fleet,
• Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW),
• Anti Surface Unit Warfare (ASUW),
• Target acquisition & reconnaissance/Over The Horizon Targeting (OTHT),
• Intelligence Gathering.
Operations other than war:
• Surveillance of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ),
• Surveillance of Sea Lanes Of Communication (SLOC),
• Search And Rescue (SAR),
• Assistance to Coast Guards, Police and Customs missions,
•Protection of environment.
Main Features
Airframe
The Airframe of the Falcon 900 MPA is based on the Falcon 900 DX.
It is modified to carry out the whole range of maritime patrol missions. Notable features are Radar under the fuselage, Retractable FLIR, Oversized observation windows, Sonobuoys / markers launcher, Life raft drop door for SAR operations, Underwing store stations etc.
Propulsion system
The Falcon 900 MPA is powered by three Honeywell TFE 731-60 engines with 5,000 lbs thrust. Each engine is monitored by a Digital Electronic Engine Computer (DEEC) allowing the best efficiency with the minimum fuel consumption, during each segment of the mission.
Glass cockpit “EASy”
The flight deck is designed for a two-pilot configuration. The full glass cockpit “EASy”, defined by Dassault Aviation is the most advanced flight deck system in the world. It dramatically increases safety and efficiency of the crew during all the phases of the mission.
Mission System
The mission system of the Falcon 900 MPA incorporates state-of-the-art technologies in both sensors and sub-systems. It allows carrying out efficiently the various tasks dedicated to a multi-mission aircraft operated by a reduced crew, thanks to analyzing systems and automatic functions.
The mission system is composed of a 360° radar fitted under the belly in a radome, retractable FLIR located under the front part of the fuselage, Electronic Support Measurement (ESM) suite, an acoustic subsystem with sonobuoys launcher, acoustic processor and analyzer, one to four multi-functions workstations with color displays, complete communication suite including a SATCOM, and a Data Link, and Self Protection System.
Interior layout
The floor plan is based on a seven crew concept consisting of two Pilots, two Observers / Operators, one TACtical COordinator (TACCO), one Deputy TACCO and an Acoustic Operator.
Efficiency
The operational efficiency stems directly from performance and availability. In term of performance, the Falcon 900 MPA is far ahead from same class competitors. Capable of very high cruise and maximum speeds, the Falcon 900 MPA provides with a wider domain of operating speeds. Furthermore, it is capable of higher acceleration rate, longer range, longer endurance and higher cruise altitude.
The state-of-the-art mission system and sensors suite, combined to the outstanding aircraft performance, allow patrolling at medium or high altitudes, thus dramatically increasing the surveyed areas, during each mission, in a shorter time.
The Falcon 900 MPA can reasonably be compared to the upper class of large Maritime Patrol Aircraft. Based on a business jet platform, the Falcon 900 MPA is particularly adapted to long lasting flights. This is a key factor, contributing to the crew efficiency.
The Falcon 900 family demonstrates a very high reliability rate and features a very light maintenance footprint. Thus, the Falcon 900 MPA can be rapidly deployed to Forward Operating Bases, from where it can be operated without any need for Ground Support Equipment (GSE) or specific ground crew.
Thanks to its unique low fuel consumption three turbofans configuration the Falcon 900 MPA demonstrates outstanding operational performance. It can be operated from short runways with significant cruise speed up to Mach 0.85. It is capable of Long range/Long endurance (3 hours class @ 1,200 NM from its base) missions and has two engines ferry capability.
Safety
Safety is a paramount. With three engines, the Falcon 900 MPA has been designed for transoceanic flights. The Falcon 900 MPA demonstrates such performance and safety records that it is capable to be ferried with one engine inoperative.
If a bird ingestion hazard or an engine failure occurs at low altitude, the Falcon 900 MPA may benefit from its three-engine configuration to keep on performing temporarily the critical mission.
This three-engine configuration also eases return to mother base or to reach a service centre instead of being stuck on a deployment airfield, until the problem has been fixed.
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