Wed, Apr 20, 2005
Premier Aircraft, Honeywell Call For 2005 Certification
The recently-announced performance
upgrade from Premier Aircraft for the Dassault Falcon 50, called
the Falcon 50-4, has passed its first engineering milestone: the
integration test of the existing nacelle and new engine nozzle at
Honeywell’s engine facilities in Phoenix, AZ.
The test results validate the engineering predictions for the
first phase of the new nozzle development and verify the Honeywell
estimates of thrust and thrust specific fuel consumption (TSFC)
that support Premier’s performance estimates for the Falcon
50-4. The upgraded aircraft, powered by three TFE-731-4 engines, is
expected to have longer range, increased hot-high performance (for
significantly increased payloads), increased climb performance and
higher cruise thrust, than the original-specification aircraft.
Premier Aircraft and Honeywell plan further investigation of
nozzle designs to determine if further revisions in nozzle
configuration will produce additional performance benefits for the
Falcon 50-4.
Premier Aircraft will begin certification of the Falcon 50-4
Performance Upgrade upon obtaining a minimum of ten customers. Jim
Swehla, Premier Aircraft president, reports brisk sales activity
since the announcement of the Falcon 50-4 program at the 2004
Convention of the National Business Aviation Association, with over
20 qualified inquiries identified in the last two months. Premier
is offering incentives to its first ten customers and expects the
STC effort to commence on schedule during the first quarter of
2005, with award of the STC planned for fourth quarter 2005.
Price of the performance upgrade is $2.305 million, but may be
much less for customers enrolled on MSP. In addition, a special MSP
rate and engine warranty is provided with the upgrade, as is an
extended CZI interval. Premier Aircraft LLC is a limited liability
company formed by Premier Air Center, Inc. of East Alton, Illinois
and Yankee Pacific, LLC, a New Hampshire-based aviation investment
and business development company.
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