Dassault completes First Flight of Falcon 6X
11 March 2021
Dassault Aviation yesterday completed the first flight of the Falcon 6X widebody corporate jet, opening the test program that will ultimately lead to certification.
With test pilots Bruno Ferry and Fabrice Valette at the controls, the aircraft S/N 01 launched from Bordeaux Merignac airport and reached a speed of 0.8 Mach and an altitude of 40,000 feet.
"The 6X flew exactly as predicted by our models," Ferry said afterwards. "From a pilot's perspective, it flies like a Falcon, which is to say with perfect precise handling in all phases of flight.
"Fabrice and I are honoured to have made the latest first flight in another fantastic Falcon."