Dassault Aviation Unveils Falcon 6X

(31 Oct 2021) Dassault Aviation unveiled the Falcon 6X, the company’s newest and most advanced aircraft, on Tuesday.

“I am very pleased to present the addition of an all-new aircraft design within the Falcon family, the ultra widebody Falcon 6X,” said Dassault Aviation Chairman and CEO, Eric Trappier. “The challenges posed by the COVID19 pandemic required exceptional perseverance and cooperation on the part of Dassault and its partner companies.”

The Falcon 6X has a range of 5,500 nm (10,186 km) and a top speed of Mach .90. It can fly from London to Hong Kong or from Los Angeles to Moscow nonstop.

The Falcon 6X can also perform approaches as low as only 109 knots, which allows the 6X to safely access small airports equipped with ultra-short and hard-to-reach runways.

“The Falcon 6X represents a major step forward for large-cabin business jet operators,” added Trappier. “Its award-winning cabin — the tallest and widest in business aviation — provides levels of spaciousness, comfort, productivity and safety that will set a new benchmark in the long-range segment.”

The rollout paves the way for completion of the ground test program and the extensive systems checks that must be performed before the first flight, which is scheduled to occur early next year.

In recent months, Pratt & Whitney Canada completed ground and flight tests of the aircraft’s PW812D engine, clearing the path to first flight of the 6X.

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