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Dassault Falcon 8X: Dassault’s Most Advanced Business Jet Yet!
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Dassault Falcon 8X: Dassault’s Most Advanced Business Jet Yet!

An improved variant of the Falcon 7X, the Dassault Falcon 8X was designed to be Dassault's most innovative corporate jet yet, and a replacement for its older Falcon models. Introduced on October 5 2016, the Falcon 8X has proven surprisingly popular, with over 50 having been built to date and a backlog of orders that'll keep Dassault busy for the next few years at the least! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Background Founded by Marcel Dassault in 1929, Dassault Aviation entered the private jet world in the early 1960's with their now-famed Falcon 20 jet - generally considered France's first business jet. Proving more successful than their previous non-military endeavors, Dassault spent the next four decades developing new private jets from t...
Dassault Falcon 7X: A First of Firsts
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Dassault Falcon 7X: A First of Firsts

Designed to rejuvenate Dassault's ageing fleet of private jets, the Dassault Falcon 7X was given all the latest toys, making it the first private jet to have several now-common features, including a digital flight control system (DFCS). The largest jet Dassault offered when it was unveiled to the world at the 2005 Paris Air Show, the Falcon 7X is currently the second-largest jet built by the company, only being smaller than the Falcon 8X which the company introduced in October 2016. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Dassault Falcon 7X Ever since there have been aircraft used to transport people, there have been ultra-wealthy individuals looking to own an entire aircraft for themselves. One solely for their use. Happening mostly on a sma...
Dassault Falcon 900: Dassault’s Best Private Jet Yet!
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Dassault Falcon 900: Dassault’s Best Private Jet Yet!

Today, Dassault is known for making some of the best business jets currently for sale. For the longest time, the Dassault Falcon 900 has been among these jets, often leading them from the front! Dassault were among the first aircraft manufacturers to produce business jets, producing the Dassault Mystère 20. The Mystère 20, otherwise known as the Falcon 20, is often cited as one of the best and first business jets! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Development Since the 1960's, Dassault had developed some of the leading business jets of its day, starting with the immensely successful Dassault Falcon 20. In the 1970's, it had released the Dassault Falcon 50, which sold even better than the Falcon 20! However, the late 1970's had yielded a number ...