Asian Sky Quarterly 2022 Q4
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NEW, BIG FALCONS<br />
SUIT ASIA-PACIFIC<br />
It is a big world out there, especially when business takes you from the Asia-Pacific region to the major<br />
cities of Europe and North America.<br />
From Tokyo, it is 9,700 km to Paris. From Sydney, it is 12,100 kilometers to Los Angeles. These are<br />
12 – 15 hour nonstop trips. Dassault engineers and executives wondered how they could deliver a better<br />
passenger experience over those vast ranges.<br />
Their conclusion: make occupants feel more as if they were in their own homes rather than in a business jet.<br />
The flying penthouse<br />
The best of contemporary home design-in a jet<br />
Accordingly, Dassault Aviation has introduced two new airplanes<br />
that are the biggest among purpose-built business jets (not<br />
converted airliners). The Falcon 6X, which is 1.98m tall by 2.58m<br />
wide, is eclipsed in size only by the Falcon 10X and its 2.03m by<br />
2.77m cabin. Competitors are as much as 28 cm narrower.<br />
Dassault’s in-house Design Studio set a new standard for<br />
contemporary business jets, as recognized by honors such as the<br />
prestigious Red Dot and Good Design awards for industrial design.<br />
In the 6X, lines are less angular and more fluid; the furniture<br />
appears lighter and leaner. Open armrests, for example, accentuate<br />
28 | GLOBAL SKY QUARTERLY — FOURTH QUARTER <strong>2022</strong>
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