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Dassault’s Falcon 8X Sets New Speed Record

The 8X not only showed off its long cross country legs, but also its ability to depart from a short runway. Rob Mark
Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

It took a Falcon 8X with four passengers and 200 pounds of baggage just four hours and 28 minutes last week to fly from Santa Monica Airport, California (SMO) to Teterboro, New Jersey (TEB). The flight, with almost no tailwind, beat the previous record by a full 24 minutes.

Rob Mark

Rob Mark is an award-winning journalist, business jet pilot, flight instructor, and blogger.

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