Dassault reports its Falcon 10X program is gaining momentum on its way to a proposed 2025 Q-4 certification date. The French aerospace giant states parts production for its future flagship business aircraft is underway, with final assembly set to begin in 2023. As detailed design work nears completion, assembly sites in Europe and North America—to include a brand-new Factory 4.0 smart manufacturing facility in Seclin (northern France)—are gearing up to make the ultra long-range, ultra wide-body Falcon 10X a reality.
French Aerospace Marque to Offer Shares in its Innovative, Cassio 330 Aircraft
VoltAero is launching a European, fractional-ownership program for its Cassio 330 electric-hybrid aircraft. The company accepted initial expressions of interest for fractional ownership shares of its five-seat, single-engine, pusher-configuration, twin-tail-boom canard at last weeks European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva.
Pilot 'Heard A Loud Pop And The Control Yoke Oscillated Violently'
On May 15, 2022, about 1320 central daylight time, a Cessna 421C, N619AC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Monroe, Louisiana. The pilot and five passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot stated that immediately after departure from Morehouse Memorial Airport (BQP), Bastrop, Louisiana, he heard a loud pop and the control yoke oscillated violently.
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