We Fly: Dassault Falcon 6X

The Falcon 6X is, by far, Dassault’s largest, heaviest, and most powerful business jet in the 60-year history of its business jet production line.

Fred George

Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 12:35 PM ET

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[Courtesy: Dassault Aviation]

Key Takeaways:

The Dassault Falcon 6X is the company's largest and most powerful business jet to date, signaling a significant shift in design focus towards maximizing passenger comfort with the widest and tallest cabin in its class.
Despite its substantial size, the Falcon 6X maintains impressive agility and "carefree handling," leveraging Dassault's advanced fly-by-wire flight controls and flaperon technology derived from its fighter jet heritage.
The aircraft integrates state-of-the-art avionics, including the FalconEye HUD and EASy IV, to enhance pilot situational awareness and safety, while offering passengers a quiet, comfortable cabin with large windows and low cabin altitude.

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“Bigger is better” is Dassault Aviation’s mantra for its next-generation business jets. And that was unmistakable when I walked up to the new Falcon 6X at the company flight test facility at Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (LFMI) west of Marseille. The aircraft looks positively plus-sized compared to its svelte predecessors, including Dassault’s current Falcon 8X flagship.

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