Aircraft
Falcon 7X Establishes Speed Record From New York To London City
Dassault’s business jet has the longest range available from LCY

A Dassault Falcon 7X earlier this month set a speed record from New York Teterboro airport to London City (LCY) airport, cruising at Mach 0.88 for most of the 3,465-nm trip.

At 8:04 a.m. local time on May 2, Dassault test pilot Philippe Deleume and Dassault operational pilot Olivier Froment took off with three passengers on board. The aircraft was fully equipped for normal operation with head-up display and enhanced vision system. Five hours and 54 minutes later, at 6:58 p.m. local time, the trijet touched down on the 4,000-foot runway at LCY. The data has been sent to the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale in Lausanne, Switzerland for recognition as an official world record.

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