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DASSAULT FALCON 7X AND 8X

FAST FACTS 7X from $55m 8X from $60m Top speed Mach 0.90 Max range 5,950 nm/6,450 nm Max passengers 16

Dassault's Falcon 7X and the subsequent Falcon 8X both offer a maximum speed of Mach 0.90. The expansive 43-ft-long cabin of the 8X offers space to seat up to 16 passengers and the jet has range of more than 6,450 nautical miles. Aside from their roomy cabins, these Falcons have the agility to fly the steep approaches into, and fast climbs out of, many airports like Lugano — runways off-limits to other big jets. The 8X offers a fuel efficiency advantage of about 30 percent over rivals, a result of aerodynamic improvements to the Falcon's wing and the higher efficiency of updated Pratt &Whitney Canada

PW300 powerplants. dassaultfalcon.com

Photos Dassault Falcon, .germainsuignard.com