Asian Sky Quarterly 2022 Q3

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At times, every seat was full, with 14 passengers dining; working;
reclining, swiveling and tracking seats; video conferencing;
adjusting the air conditioning; and running the water and lav
systems.
Connectivity was reported as excellent in remote parts of the
world. Pilots gave all systems, including the 6X’s advanced digital
flight controls, high marks and assessed performance as “spot
on.” Measurements and passenger perceptions confirm the 6X
as the quietest Falcon yet, even at high cruise speeds (which can
generate more slipstream noise) up to Mach .88. The Falcon 8X is
currently reputed to be the quietest business jet.
The 6X operated at a high tempo, accomplishing four or five
flights on some days. It’s longest leg was Paris to Los Angeles in
11 hours and 20 minutes. The route flown was 5,150 nautical miles
against headwinds and was completed with an hour’s reserve fuel.
One hundred and twenty hours in a month is very high usage for
a business jet, and is usually achieved only by some high-volume
charter and fractional businesses. That a brand new, not-yet
certificated business jet can sustain this level of activity speaks to
its maturity. That its toughest critics—the engineers who designed
it—give it high marks as passengers, also speaks well of the airplane.
For Dassault, the 6X is just embarking on its most important mission,
asserting its status as the largest and most capable jet in the
popular 5,000 nautical miles—range category.
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22 | GLOBAL SKY QUARTERLY — THIRD QUARTER 2022