Aircraft
Dassault's Falcon 8X Wows the Crowds in Paris
As part of its public debut, the French airframer's new flagship took part in the show's daily flying display.
(Photo: David McIntosh)
(Photo: David McIntosh)

Dassault Falcon's new flagship, the 8X, made its public debut on home territory this week at the Paris Air Show. S/N 001, still in certification flight-test, was put through its paces every day over Le Bourget Airport as part of the show’s flying display. Unveiled last December, the ultra-long-range, large-cabin 8X, a lengthened and upgraded version of the 7X, made its first flight on February 6. The aircraft’s 6,450-nm range will open up new nonstop city pairs for the FBW trijet such as Los Angeles to Beijing and Shanghai, New York to Dubai and Hong Kong to Johannesburg.


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