Dassault Aviation Reveals First Falcon 8X

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BORDEAUX-MERIGNAC, France, Dec. 18 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

    Dassault Aviation today rolled back the curtains on the ultra long range

Falcon 8X, the company's new flagship and the latest addition to the growing

Falcon business jet family.

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    Unveiled at Dassault's Bordeaux-Merignac facility before an audience of

customers, operators, industrial partners and representatives of certification

authorities, the 8X will offer the greatest range and the longest cabin in the

Falcon line, and the most extensive selection of cabin configurations on the

market.

    Announced in May 2014, the Falcon 8X builds on the advanced performance and

technology of the popular 7X long range trijet. It will offer a range of 6,450

nm (11,945 km) and a cabin 3.5 feet longer than the 7X while affording the same

low operating economics and remarkable operating flexibility for which all

Falcons are known.

    Final assembly and testing of the 8X is taking place at the

state-of-the-art Charles Lindbergh hall at Bordeaux-Merignac. The facility was

built to handle production of the Falcon 7X, and the 8X will draw on the same

advanced digital design and manufacturing techniques pioneered with the 7X.

    Falcon 8X wing mating and engine installation were completed in July and

first power up occurred shortly after.  Ground tests concluded in November. The

first engine run up took place in early December and the aircraft is on track

for a maiden flight in the first quarter of 2015.  

    A total of three aircraft will be used in the flight test and certification

campaign. Deliveries are expected to begin in the second half of 2016.

    Notes for Editors  

    Dassault Falcon is the recognized global brand for Dassault business jets

which are designed, manufactured and supported by Dassault Aviation and

Dassault Falcon Jet Corp.

    About Dassault Aviation

    Dassault Aviation is a leading aerospace company with a presence in over 80

countries across five continents. It produces the Rafale fighter jet as well as

the complete line of Falcons. The company employs a workforce of over 11,000

and has assembly and production plants in both France and the United States and

service facilities around the globe. Since the rollout of the first Falcon 20

in 1963, over 2,250 Falcon jets have been delivered. Dassault offers a range of

six business jets from the twin-engine 3,350 nm large-cabin Falcon 2000S to its

new flagship, the tri-engine 6,450 nm ultra-long-range Falcon 8X.

    Press Contacts

    Dassault Aviation (Saint-Cloud, France)

    Vadim Feldzer Tel. +33-1-47-11-44-13

    vadim.feldzer@dassault-aviation.com

    Marie-Alexandrine Fouillard Tel. +33-1-47-11-64-23

    marie-alexandrine.fouillard@dassault-aviation.com

    SOURCE: Dassault Aviation