Nice article in BusinessJet Interiors International January 2014 describing our licensee Vision-Systems' innovative "skylight" for the Dassault Falcon describing it a "headline" innovation.
"As well as focusing on details,
Gervais says an important factor in
the design process at Dassault is
collaboration. “We all worked together
– engineers and designers, the quality
and maintenance departments, buyers
and vendors,” she says. “I think this
brings a new level in quality.”
The cabin will be equipped with
FalconCabinHD+. The CMS, developed
in cooperation with Rockwell Collins,
utilises a fibre-optic network to
distribute HD audio and video content
throughout the cabin, and gives
complete control of the cabin systems.
A headline innovation, a skylight in
the galley, is based on Vision Systems’
Nuance Dual electronically dimmable
window, which uses Research Frontiers’
SPD-Smart technology.
Dassault wanted a skylight, but needed to
ensure the amount of heat and light
entering the cabin could be controlled.
Vision Systems says its product blocks
99.9975% of visible light when at its
darkest setting; and also blocks UV and
reduces solar heat gain. Carl Putman,
president and CEO at Vision Systems,
contends that an electronic blind also
offers a more space-efficient solution:
“No mechanical blind could have been
integrated in such a compact and
critical environment,” he says.
There are 28 additional windows
throughout the cabin, which are
“significantly” larger than those on
previous Falcons."
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