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Falcon 900DX Takes Flight | ||
Bordeaux, France, May 13,
2005, Today, at Dassault Aviation's facility in Bordeaux, Merignac (France)
at 01:45 PM (GMT+2), France, the new Falcon 900DX took flight for the first
time. Test pilots Etienne Faurdessus and Philippe Narbey were at the
controls. The flight lasted 3 hours and 10 minutes. During the flight, the
airplane was taken to an altitude of 41,000 feet and to a maximum speed of
370 knots. Low speed handling qualities down to 130 knots in the clean
configuration were checked as well as down to 100 knots with the landing
gear lowered. |
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"Rosanvallon continued,
"Other large-cabin business jets will burn nearly 40% more fuel on similar
missions compared to the 900DX. This is something all customers are
conscious of in a time when crude oil is topping $50 per barrel and jet fuel
prices are soaring." The Falcon 900DX fills an important niche between the
3,800 nm Falcon 2000EX and 4,500 nm Falcon 900EX. The 4,100 NM range of the
new 900DX enables non-stop flights across the globe, matching city pairs
like Geneva and Detroit or New York and Athens. Likewise, Caracas and Paris
can be as easily connected as Chicago and Rome. Airport performance has
always been a strong attribute for Falcons but the 900DX's excellent
thrust-to-weight ratio will enable customers to easily use smaller airports
previously inaccessible to large-cabin aircraft. |
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