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Dassault Falcon 5X Flies with 'Preliminary' Engines
Preliminary flight-test campaign will last only a few weeks to help streamline the development process; full-fledges testing will start next year.
To help streamline the development process, Dassault has started a limited flight-test campaign of its Falcon 5X using a "preliminary version" of the twinjet's Safran Silvercrest engines. A full-fledged flight-test campaign with “certifiable engines meeting Dassault’s specifications” is scheduled to begin next year. (Photo: Dassault Falcon)
To help streamline the development process, Dassault has started a limited flight-test campaign of its Falcon 5X using a "preliminary version" of the twinjet's Safran Silvercrest engines. A full-fledged flight-test campaign with “certifiable engines meeting Dassault’s specifications” is scheduled to begin next year. (Photo: Dassault Falcon)

The Falcon 5X made its first flight from Dassault’s Bordeaux-Mérignac final assembly facility today, using a “preliminary version” of the Safran Silvercrest engines, as design issues have delayed their development. According to Dassault, the preliminary flight-test campaign will last only a few weeks to help streamline the development process. A full-fledged flight-test campaign with “certifiable engines meeting Dassault’s specifications” is scheduled to begin next year.