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Falcon 8X - certification flight test campaign moves into high gear

Date: 12 Oct 2015 14:04 (UTC)
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We all have different taste, choosing different cars and aircraft. For me Falcon 8X is all the best I can imagine. So I am happy to share latest updates from Dassault Falcon with everyone sharing my taste.

"Our fourth Falcon 8X has taken to the skies as the certification flight test campaign moves into high gear, in Istres, France. Our test pilots say it flies like a dream. OK, actually they say some very technical things, but when you distill it to it's essence, they are very fond of the way the 8X flies."

If you didn't get a chance to see it, here's a video of the first flight of the




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