Name: Flying the Dassault Falcon 8X Business Jet
Uploaded: 2017-01-05T13:00:00.000Z
Description: Flying the Dassault Falcon 8X Business Jet

AIN senior editor Matt Thurber went to France to fly the Dassault’s flagship Falcon 8X business jet. Matt tested experienced the aircraft’s innovative fly-by-wire system, and how it helps pilots to deal with challenging situations such as an engine failure. He also had the opportunity to try the FalconEye enhanced vision system.

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