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Dassault Falcon 5X Performs First Virtual Flight
Subassemblies of the first Falcon 5X prototype, such as this upper nose section, are taking shape at Dassault’s factory in Argenteuil, near Paris. The company expects to fly the prototype in the first quarter of 2015. (Photo: Dassault Falcon)
Subassemblies of the first Falcon 5X prototype, such as this upper nose section, are taking shape at Dassault’s factory in Argenteuil, near Paris. The company expects to fly the prototype in the first quarter of 2015. (Photo: Dassault Falcon)

Dassault pilots performed the first “simulated flight” of the Falcon 5X on November 13, providing insight into how the business jet will behave in flight. The Falcon “simulation bench” is closer to a flight simulator than an iron bird, according to Dassault.

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