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Debates of Oct. 4th, 2010
House of Commons Hansard #76 of the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was restitution.
- Question Period
- Older Workers
- Protecting Children from Online Sexual Exploitation Act
- Standing up for Victims of White Collar Crime Act
- John George Diefenbaker
- Norm Atkins
- Sisters in Spirit
- Infrastructure
- Mental Illness Awareness Week
- Brantford Red Sox
- Forestry Industry
- Sisters in Spirit
- Aerospace Industry
- Mental Illness Awareness Week
- The Economy
- Firearms Registry
- Commonwealth Games
- Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
- Government Priorities
- Office of the Prime Minister
- Ministerial Responsibility
- Quebec City Arena
- Taxation
- Mining Industry
- Office of the Prime Minister
- Ministerial Responsibility
- Infrastructure
- Ministerial Responsibility
- G8 and G20 Summits
- Lighthouses
- The Economy
- Taxation
- The Environment
- Office of the Prime Minister
- Employment
- National Defence
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Oil and Gas Industry
- Foreign Affairs
- Post-Secondary Education
- Veterans Affairs
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Resignation of Member
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Privilege
- Points of Order
- Standing Up for Victims of White Collar Crime Act
Sisters in Spirit
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
Cathy McLeod Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, BC
Mr. Speaker, the Sisters in Spirit vigils commemorate missing and murdered aboriginal women, women from all walks of life and from all across Canada.
The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring that all women in Canada, including aboriginal women, are safe and secure, regardless of the community in which they live. Ending this type of violence and bringing to justice those who have committed crimes is a shared responsibility of all levels of government.
This is a serious matter, which affects a far greater number than the women who have gone missing and their families. We must all take steps to ensure that aboriginal women, and indeed all women, are better protected from violence in its many forms.
Our government will continue to work in partnership with provincial and territorial governments, aboriginal people and other stakeholders to develop more effective and appropriate solutions to this pressing matter.
Sisters in Spirit
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
Maria Minna Beaches—East York, ON
Mr. Speaker, today Canadians are gathering across the country, including on Parliament Hill, to mark the annual Sisters in Spirit vigil. Violence against women is a tragedy and all Canadians must unite and vigilantly combat it in all its forms.
Today, we honour the hundreds of aboriginal women who have been murdered or who have gone missing. We will take up the torch in committing ourselves to combatting the violence that they were forced to face alone.
Together we are united as Canadians with our aboriginal sisters in saying that their struggles are ours. Their right to live free from violence is a responsibility we all must work to guarantee.
I salute the Native Women's Association of Canada and all of its partner organizations today for ensuring, through these vigils, that these women and their struggle are never forgotten.
Aerospace Industry
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Jacques Gourde Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, QC
Mr. Speaker, this morning, the Minister of Industry was at the Montreal-Mirabel international airport to announce the opening of Pratt & Whitney Canada's new flight test facilities. We are not surprised that Pratt & Whitney chose to invest in Quebec.
These flight test facilities will solidify Quebec's role as an international crossroads in the aerospace sector in terms of innovation and excellence. Quebec has the necessary talent and know-how to make its aerospace sector a world class leader.
This centre will make Mirabel a true platform for future activities within the aerospace industry. Our government is contributing to the development of this technological cluster in Quebec by setting the stage for long-term prosperity for Canadian aerospace companies within the global economy. This will benefit our aerospace industry, Quebec workers and their families, and all Canadians.
Mental Illness Awareness Week
Statements by Members
October 4th, 2010 / 2:10 p.m.
Megan Leslie Halifax, NS
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today in support of Mental Illness Awareness Week happening right now across Canada.
Established almost 20 years ago, this week is an opportunity to draw attention to the struggles and achievements of those living with mental illness, a group that includes more than one out of every five Canadians. It is also an opportunity to join the growing call for the government to show real leadership in tackling an issue whose mismanagement has cost the Canadian economy more than $14 billion a year.
In 2003, health organizations across Canada signed onto a call for a national action plan on mental health. That was almost eight years ago and we still have woefully little to show for it.
So. during this Mental Illness Awareness Week, I would call on the government to demonstrate the commitment and dedication that Canadians with mental illness, their doctors and their families deserve, and craft a comprehensive and effective mental illness action plan.
The Economy
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Mark Warawa Langley, BC
Mr. Speaker, today. the Minister of Industry and the Minister of Natural Resources joined with Quebec to celebrate the opening of Pratt & Whitney's new global flight test facility at Mirabel. This announcement was made possible because this government has implemented the policies necessary to attract investment and create jobs right across this great country.
As a result of this government's efforts, Canada has the strongest fiscal position in the G7, is on track to having the lowest corporate income tax rate in the G7 by 2012, and the fastest economic growth in the G7 in 2010.
The benefits of our economic plan are being realized right now, today, in Mirabel, Quebec where this new plant will employ 250 people at peak production.
Our government remains committed to creating jobs right across Canada. Pratt & Whitney's new facility is just one more example of how we are getting the job done for Canadians.
Firearms Registry
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Daniel Paillé Hochelaga, QC
Mr. Speaker, the House recently voted 153 to 151 to maintain the firearms registry. What can we learn from this apparently close vote?
Of that majority of 153 members of Parliament, 63 represent ridings in Quebec, which translates to 84% of all seats in Quebec. Of the 151 members of Parliament on the losing side, 139 represent ridings in the rest of Canada. That is, 61% of members from the rest of Canada voted against maintaining the registry.
Instead of grasping at straws and coming up with convoluted arguments pitting people from the regions against city dwellers, let us just admit that Quebec and Canada are two different nations, even when it comes to their core values, that Quebec and Canada are two countries, two neighbours and two friends who respect their differing majorities.
Last week's vote was not close, or tight or controversial. It was another illustration of our need for independence—
Firearms Registry
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
The hon. member for Vancouver Quadra.
Commonwealth Games
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Joyce Murray Vancouver Quadra, BC
Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate the impressive performance of Canada's great athletes. On day one of competition at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Canadians took three medals in swimming.
Ryan Cochrane, a swimmer from Victoria, dominated the 400 metre freestyle event, and won the gold medal for Canada.
Julia Wilkinson and Stefan Hirniak both won bronze in the women's 200 metre individual medley and in the men's 200 metre butterfly respectively.
I must also mention the performance of Geneviève Saumur, who took fourth place in the 200 metre freestyle event.
In the coming days, Canadians will cheer on diver Alexandre Despatie and synchronized swimmer Marie-Pier Boudreau-Gagnon.
We will be cheering for cyclist, Michael Barry; track and field athlete; Jessica Zelinka; and in shooting, Susan Nattrass.
The Liberal Party is proud to encourage our athletes participating in the Commonwealth Games.
Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
Statements by Members
2:15 p.m.
James Bezan Selkirk—Interlake, MB
Mr. Speaker, while Canadians are concerned about the economy, it is clear that the Liberal leader has a different set of priorities.
On Wednesday, when Parliament was debating employment insurance, the Liberal leader pronounced that the issue was the census, not EI.
Last Monday, when the Prime Minister and senior ministers met to work on the economic action plan, the Liberal leader and his spokesperson laid out other key Liberal priorities: making it easier to possess and use marijuana and extending illegal drug injection sites into local communities.
The census, marijuana and illegal drug injection; it seems that everything is a priority for the Liberal leader except the economy.
It is little wonder the Liberal leader avoids talking about the economy. His economic agenda includes hiking taxes on job creators, lowering the EI qualifying period to only 45 days, increasing the GST back to 7% and billions of dollars in reckless spending.
Government Priorities
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Michael Ignatieff Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, this summer in Montreal, I met a woman who takes care of her two sick parents all by herself, at home, without any help aside from her father's pension as a veteran. There are three million Canadians in similar situations.
How can the government explain to this woman why it spent $6 billion on corporate tax cuts instead of helping struggling families, like hers, who are trying to take care of their parents?
Government Priorities
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Ottawa West—Nepean
John Baird Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, I can say to the woman with whom the opposition leader met that our government has made an unprecedented commitment to our veterans, our men and women in uniform, to ensure they get the care they need after they so bravely served our country.
The recent announcement by the Minister of Veterans Affairs underlines and demonstrates the huge priority we have given them, once again going further than any government ever has in Canadian history.
At the same time, we recognize that people who need health care and the important public health care system that we enjoy need the federal government to be there as a financial partner, which is why the Minister of Finance, again in this year's budget, increased the transfers to the provinces by 6%, to support important health care services operated by the provinces.
Government Priorities
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Michael Ignatieff Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, the woman I met in Montreal this summer looks out at a world in which her government spends $1.3 billion on the G8 and G20 summits, $16 billion on planes without a competitive bid, triples the publicity budget of the government and is about to give big corporations a $6 billion tax break.
The question she wants answered by the government is: "What about my priorities? When am I going to matter?"
Government Priorities
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Ottawa West—Nepean
John Baird Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, our government remains focused on the big priorities that matter to Canadians. The biggest single priority across this country is the economy. It is job creation so that Canadians from right across the country from coast to coast to coast can have the dignity of a job and be able to provide for themselves and their families.
Also, Canadians depend on publicly funded health care, which is why this government, when faced with tough economic times, resisted following the Liberal tradition of cutting health care by $25 billion. In this respect, we have increased the transfers to the provinces by some 30% in just a few short years.
That is why we believe in supporting those who most need help.
Government Priorities
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Michael Ignatieff Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, the record speaks for itself: $6 billion in corporate tax breaks for large corporations, a wasted $1.3 billion on the G8 and G20 summits and tripling the publicity budget of the government. The woman I was talking to can barely manage to look after her aging parents at home.
When will the government pay some attention to the growing needs of Canadian families for home care assistance? When will it get its priorities right?
Government Priorities
Oral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Ottawa West—Nepean
John Baird Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, for the woman in Montreal, her priorities are our government's priorities. We are focused on growing the economy so that everyone can have the dignity of a job , and the pride that comes from being independent and being able to provide for themselves and their families.
We are focused on ensuring Canadians have those important services they depend on, particularly health care which many people desperately need. That is why our government has avoided the temptation to cut and slash transfers to the provinces, which we saw in another recession and another period when the Liberals were in power.
We are working with the provinces, respecting provincial jurisdiction and providing the provinces with the finances they need to deliver quality health care to Canadians.


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Call for Papers -- Current Research in Phonology and Phonetics: Interfaces
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A Special Issue of the Journal TAL (Traitement Automatique des Langues)
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There are long-established connections between research on the sound shape
of language and natural language processing (NLP), for which one of the
main driving forces has been the design of automatic speech synthesis and
recognition systems. Over the last few years, these connections have been
made yet stronger, under the influence of several factors. A first line of
convergence relates to the shared collection and exploitation of the
considerable resources that are now available to us in the domain of spoken
language. These resources have come to play a major role both for
phonologists and phoneticians, who endeavor to subject their theoretical
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Research on spoken language has thus led to the generalized utilization of
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(from acoustic events to conversational turns), morpho-syntactic tagging,
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increasing use of tools that were originally developed by NLP researchers,
and which range from electronic dictionaries to full-fledged automatic
speech recognition systems. NLP researchers and phonologists/phoneticians
also have jointly contributed to developing multi-level speech annotation
systems from articulatory/acoustic events to the pragmatic level via
prosody and syntax.
In this scientific context, which very much fosters the establishment of
cross-disciplinary bridges around spoken language, the knowledge and
resources accumulated by phonologists and phoneticians are now being put to
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Planning on visiting wine country during the next three or four months? If you're tired of Tuscany and bored with Napa, we offer some stops to consider on the road less traveled.
Greece:Despite an assortment of internal economic problems, Greece is still a lovely place to visit, particularly out in the countryside. The best news of all is that Greek wine has gone through a transformation in recent years, with some producers that now rank with the world's best.
Macedonia is one of the country's oldest wine regions, featuring full-bodied reds made from the Xinomavro grape; among the many worthy stops are two properties run by Bordeaux-trained enologists, Alpha Estate (in remote Amyndeon) and Domaine Gerovassiliou (outside Thessaloniki). The Peloponnese region is home to two of Greece's best wineries, Domaine Skouras and Gaia. Visitors who make the trek to the island of Santorini can sample cutting-edge whites from Domaine Sigalas and Hatzidakis Winery.
Portugal: Long known for port wine and Vinho Verde, Portugal has come into its own as a wine producer over the past decade. The people are friendly, the seafood-based diet is healthy, and travel within the country is a bargain.
The Alentejo region, located in the south of the country, is frequently cited as an area where outside investment and technology have revolutionized winemaking. Notable estates include Quinta do Carmo, which is the center of winemaking and production of the Alentejan Bacalhôa Group. The wines of the Dão also have been transformed, with producers such as Quinta do Perdigão and Flor das Maias leading the way. In the Douro, the home of port wine, dry reds such as those from Quinta do Crasto and Quinta do Vale Meão have set a new standard. And speaking of treks, the Madeira Islands—located 600 miles southwest of Lisbon, in the Atlantic—are home to some of the world's greatest dessert wines.
England: No, it's not a misprint. The southern part of England has been one of the main beneficiaries of climate change. Always a source for high-quality sparkling wine, this area has become known lately for red wines as the world has grown warmer.
Probably the best known winery is Denbies Wine Estate, in the Surrey Hills, long known for sparkling wine, but now equally famous for both whites and reds. Nyetimber, a relative newcomer, located in West Sussex, has led the sparkling wine field since its founding in 1988. Curious Grape is the brand name of New Wave Wines, in Kent, which is the largest (and many believe the best) winery in the United Kingdom.
Eastern Europe: Croatia may or may not have been home to Zinfandel, but famed California winemaker Miljenko "Mike" Grgich surprised the world some years back when he returned to his native country and established a winery on the Peljesac peninsula. He has played a key role in helping Croatian wineries make the transition from local to global enterprises.
The quality of Romanian wine has been improving steadily thanks to the efforts of the Vinarte Group, along with estates such as Domeniul Coroanei Segarcea and Halewood (founded by John Halewood, an expatriate Englishman in 1978). Hungary is a sweet wine lover's paradise due to the production of Tokaji. In addition, the reds are vastly improved from the days when Egri Bikavér, or Bull's Blood, was the quaff of choice; the top regions for full-bodied, spicy reds are Villany and Szekszárd, and it's possible to tour the wine routes in both areas.


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Chinese herb may combat prostate cancer
Source: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/plant-extract-may-combat-prostate-cancer/story-e6frfkui-1226450024839?from=public_rss
A DRUG derived from a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine (Lei Gong Teng) may help combat prostate cancer, research suggests.
Celastrol, extracted from the "Thunder God Vine" Tripterygium wilfordii, is a potent anti-inflammatory agent and antioxidant.
The drug is known to suppress the activity of a protein called p23. New research shows that p23 independently plays a key role in the way prostate tumours are fuelled by the male hormone testosterone.
"Excitingly, drugs that block p23 such as celastrol.. have shown early promise in treating several diseases, such as arthritis and asthma, meaning this research is already a step closer to the clinic," said study leader Dr Charlotte Bevan, from Imperial College London, whose findings are reported in the journal Molecular Endocrinology.
"The next stage will be to test the effects of such drugs on prostate cancer cells in the lab."
Previously it was thought that p23 only worked hand-in-hand with another protein called HSP90 to activate the hormonal response of prostate tumours.
Dr Julie Sharp, senior science information manager at the charity, said: "These results provide an alternative route by which scientists could potentially target prostate cancer.
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Keep up the posts of your projects. I hope they eventually do a seperate thread of 'old hardware projects'. Ubuntu can help keep equipment out of landfills longer.
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If you think "The Cabin in the Woods" looks like just another teen slasher flick, look closer.
The genre-splitting horror-comedy has been wowing audiences — SXSW crowds went absolutely nuts for it — and for good reason. The people behind it know a thing or two about smart genre-based work.
Co-writer and producer Joss Whedon ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") is the most recognized name, but spend a few minutes with his collaborator, co-writer and director Drew Goddard, and you'll see why the two are friends.
"I started my career working for Joss on 'Buffy' and 'Angel,' and a couple of years after that … we just missed each other," Goddard said. "We just wanted to write something again together."
That something was "Cabin" — a twisty meta take on the old teens-in-trouble set-up that lovingly throws the whole damn genre in a blender, the result of Goddard and Whedon seeing "how we would pack as much as we love about horror films into one movie."
And horror fans will eat it up — it's easily the best self-aware horror flick since "Scream," if not longer. And even as your favorite cliches get sent up on screen, Goddard says, "It is definitely done with love."
Goddard has served as writer and producer on shows including "Buffy" and "Lost," but this was his first official foray as director. "Luckily I started in TV writing and producing for Joss Whedon and J.J. Abrams ("Lost"), because they're very empowering to writers," Goddard said.
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Actress Kristen Connolly, who plays the film's heroine Dana, expressed confidence in him. "I would never think, 'Oh, this is a first-time director," she said. "I always felt Drew knew exactly what he wanted, but would let us play within that."
As "Cabin" builds layer upon layer, Goddard's experience working with Whedon, Abrams and "Lost" co-creator Damon Lindelof really comes into glorious focus.
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Boys Team Competition and Training in Russia
Boys' Team Competition and Training in Russia
(birth years 1996-1998)
This is open only to Male athletes born in 1996, 1997 and 1998.
USA Judo will be able to participate in a multi-national training camp for a week. The camp will include the Russia A & B Teams as well as the A & B Teams from both Moscow and St Petersburg, plus Teams from Japan, Latvia, Lithuania and Germany. We will then finish up the trip competing in the Vladimir Putin International Youth Team Judo Tournament at the end of the week.
USA Judo is able to offer full room and board for seven days for a total of eight athletes with one in each of the following weight divisions 50, 55, 60, 66, 73, 81,
90, +90. Each athlete will be responsible for his own airfare and visa application fees. We are estimating that the plane fare and visa will cost approximately $1,300. Please factor this amount into your deliberations as you decide whether you want to apply for the Team spot for your weight division. NOTE: Your ONLY expense
will be airfare and visa.
The travel dates need to be March 25 – March 31, 2013. Departure from the United States can most sensibly be done from Miami, since many athletes from other parts of the country will already be IN Miami for the Scholastic Nationals/Cadet/Junior World Team Trials. You can do a multiple destination ticket on most on-line services so that you can arrange to fly to St Petersburg and then return to your home airport. Delegation members flying from other parts of the country will probably find it most cost-efficient need to make their connections so that they can go through JFK Airport in New York.
Parents, families and Coaches are welcome and encouraged to travel with their children. You must understand – this is still Russia and once we arrive there, the rules are the rules. The hotel arrangement is based on athletes rooming with each other. We cannot provide room and board if you choose to have your child stay with you.
The host hotel is only five minutes from the venue. The host club is the club and training site that former Russian President Vladimir Putin works out at when he is in St Petersburg.
Travel to Russia requires a visa. Once you have indicated your interest and applied for the Team spot, we will provide you with all of the necessary paperwork.
NOTE: for all travelers – in order to get a visa, your passport MUST be valid until at least October 13, 2013.
Eligibility: You MUST
1. be a US citizen
2. have a US Passport that does not expire before October 13, 2013
3. have competed at Junior National or International levels
If you are interested in making this trip, I need a response from a parent, NOT from the athlete, who is a minor. The response needs to come to me at firstname.lastname@example.com not later than close of business on February 19, 2013. No exceptions for any reason.
I need you to indicate what weight division. We understand that our athletes are growing and that you may no longer be in the same division you competed at last year. Please do not engage in crazy weight cuts. Instead, put in your request based on what you weigh, and what you INTEND to weigh for competition for the remainder of the year. In case we get multiple applicants for the same weight, we will go to the current rosters, the 2012 year end rosters (since most people who are in new age groupings in 2013 will not yet have had any opportunity to earn roster points in the new age bracket), and other competition records.
A word of encouragement – if you are not the highest ranked athlete and you really want to do this and you are committed to your efforts to improve, put in your request anyway. You never know who does, or doesn't apply or what may be possible unless you try.
Please give this your serious consideration. I MUST have your responses, emailed to me at email@example.com, NO LATER THAN close of business on February
19, 2013. There is NO room for margin on the cutoff date as we have a February
15 deadline for getting the passports submitted.
Thank you,
Jim Hrbek
Director for Junior Athlete Performance - USA Judo


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This marks the second academic year in a row Mitchell has been recognized by the computer-manufacturing giant, which administers a grant program to support college-level instructors involved with training future information technology professionals.
Mitchell has been the liaison between the university and IBM working to incorporate the company's ideas about teaching the basics of its signature "Enterprise Computing" system used by Fortune 500 companies and firms on Wall Street.
Over two years, IBM has awarded $50,000 to Mitchell, who in turn has used the money to assist students who need help paying tuition, underwrite travel so students can attend seminars and arrange undergraduate internships.
John Thompson, a former IBM executive now working as a consultant to help the company partner with colleges and universities, says UMES has "a fully developed 'unique' Enterprise Testing that is not offered at any other university across the country." Thompson credits Mitchell with using the IBM grant money effectively, including "the 'free' support of recognized guest lecturers . . . (an activity) which is not offered to any other of IBM's support schools, that I am aware of."
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A very good airplane is about to get better. The wide-cabin Falcon 900 trijet combines unequaled performance and versatility with a design that has remained popular since deliveries began in 1986. More than 400 are in service. Next year, Dassault Falcon will begin deliveries of the latest iteration in this series, the $41 million (2008 dollars) Falcon 900LX, featuring improved range and modernized avionics.
Compared with its predecessor, the 900EX, the new model will use less fuel and have an extra 300 nautical miles of range-a boost to 4,800 nautical miles-thanks to Aviation Partners' composite blended winglets, which reduce drag during climb and cruise flight. In the cockpit, the Honeywell Primus Epic-based EASy (Enhanced Avionics System) Phase II avionics will have increased capabilities, including synthetic vision for landing safely in extremely bad weather or at airports surrounded by difficult terrain. (Besides being standard on the 900LX, EASy Phase II will be available as an upgrade to all EASy-equipped Falcon airplanes.) These capabilities will come at relatively modest additional cost, around $800,000 more than you'd pay for today's 900EX. For those who don't need the 900LX's long legs, Dassault began delivering a shorter-range variant, the 4,100-nautical-mile, $36.85 million Falcon 900DX, in 2005.
When Dassault announced the 900LX last year, it claimed that it would "feature 55- to 70-percent better efficiency than other airplanes in its class." Perhaps this was a bit of marketing hyperbole because there really isn't anything else in this airplane's class and never has been. A Gulfstream G450's cabin is narrower and longer and a Challenger 604/605's is wider and shorter. Comparing cabin volumes, the G450 has 1,525 cubic feet, the 900LX has 1,264 cubic feet and the 604/605 has 1,150 cubic feet.
Because of the Falcon's unique three-engine design, nothing else this heavy (48,300 pounds at maximum takeoff weight) has the same safety margins when blasting off short runways or traversing protracted stretches of water. Departing from a 4,000-foot runway, for example, is less of a concern for the 900 than for the twinjets. When one engine fails in a twin, you lose half your thrust; but when one goes in a trijet, you lose only one third of your power. With one engine out, a 900 can still climb 2,200 feet per minute.
While that third engine means the Falcon will need more maintenance than a twinjet, a 900 will burn considerably less fuel than the longer and heavier Gulfstream and get you in and out of runways you wouldn't dare try on a hot day with the Challenger, especially in places like Aspen, Colo., or Toluca in Mexico. Pilots who fly the 900 praise its brisk climb rate, agility and low-speed handling.
Perhaps because of Dassault's experience with building hot-rod fighters like the Mirage, Falcons have always been a little different. The Falcon 20 twinjets of the early 1960s were so overbuilt that many of them continue to soldier on to this day with revised engines or in the expedited air-freight role. Federal Express actually began with a fleet of Falcon 20 freighters. That design was expanded upon in the 1970s to create Dassault's first trijet, the transcontinental, 3,000-nautical-mile-range Falcon 50. That aircraft remained in production for nearly 30 years. However, by the early 1980s, Dassault noted a demand for a business jet with even greater range and a larger, more comfortable cabin.
How Dassault engineers designed the airplane is a story in itself. They developed 3-D interactive software called CATIA that is now the standard for designing not just airplanes but automobiles and even commercial buildings as well. CATIA helped put the 900 on the fast track. There was no need to build a prototype and the time from first flight to certification was less than two years-an astonishing feat even by today's standards.
Borrowing from fighter architecture, Dassault also incorporated strong, lightweight materials such as carbon fiber, Kevlar and titanium into the 900, giving it an excellent thrust-to-weight ratio and a zero fuel weight of just 25,080 pounds. Initially, three Honeywell TFE731-5 engines (4,500 pounds of thrust each) powered the aircraft, but Dassault replaced them with the more powerful Dash 60 engines on the EX in 1996.
The 900's flat-floor cabin is comfy, but not perfect. A traditional cabin layout features a galley opposite the main entry, a small forward closet, a forward club-four grouping of larger executive seats bifurcated with folding sidewall tables, then four narrower seats arrayed around a hi-lo conference table across the aisle from a credenza/entertainment center. Aft of that through an optional pocket door is a three-place, side-facing divan with berthing top that converts into a bed across the aisle from an executive work station. Behind that is the lavatory with another small wardrobe closet and through the lavatory passengers can access the baggage compartment in flight.
You can outfit the cabin with many in-flight entertainment and information goodies, including satcom and high-speed Internet. Natural lighting comes from 24 smallish windows. My only criticisms of the cabin concern the window size and the height of the seat bases. (For taller folks, they are a little short.) Otherwise, it is airy, light and elegant.
In the cockpit, the EASy Phase II system offers pilots not only synthetic vision but also a runway-awareness system (no wrong turns on the ground, even in fog); XM weather; digital datalink; electronic approach and en route charts; and the ability to make precision GPS approaches, potentially opening up access to hundreds of new airports. The 900LX will be as close to a go-anywhere airplane as any large corporate jet can get.
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I do use a scale. I do all my measures by weight. Would you agree that it is sub optimal to have a big bubble form?
Oh so what was the weight on your IDY? and yes I agree it is sub optimal.
Scale doesn't read that low. such a tiny amount. If I use a starter that is healthy perhaps I don't need any at all?