Aircraft
Falcon 7X: from Catia screen to certified reality
Dassault Aviation comes to Geneva this week on a wave of exhilaration generated by having achieved simultaneous European and U.S.

Dassault Aviation comes to Geneva this week on a wave of exhilaration generated by having achieved simultaneous European and U.S. certification less than a month ago. The French manufacturer has completed the long, meticulous development of the world’s first fly-by-wire (FBW) business jet.

Some journalists may have believed Dassault had staged a public relations exercise in which the key paperwork would be signed simply for ceremonial purposes. But April 27 and the Bordeaux factory where the 7X is assembled were the true date and place for the certification of the new trijet. The day before the long-planned ceremony, a representative of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) had even told a Dassault staff member, “It should be OK,” hinting that he was still reviewing some documents.

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