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Dassault Unveils Falcon 8X

New flagship could fly in February.

Dassault took the wraps off the first Falcon 8X at its Bordeaux Mérignac factory earlier this month.

By Thierry Dubois • Writer

December 18, 2014

On December 17, Dassault unveiled the Falcon 8X ultra-long-range business jet, keeping the program on time for a first flight in the first quarter, probably in February. The event took place in an assembly hall at the Bordeaux Mérignac factory, gathering customers, operators, industrial partners and representatives of certification authorities in an atmosphere that mixed “prestige, passion for aviation and the French touch,” as the organizers put it.

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