Asian Sky Quarterly 2023 Q4

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Long legs across mid-Atlantic
The aircraft has also demonstrated better than book range
performance. For its South American tour, it flew a positioning flight
with crew only (reducing payload) from Paris to São Paulo in 12 hours,
43 minutes against unexpectedly strong headwinds. It cruised mainly
at 43,000 feet at its long-range cruise setting, Mach 0.80. The 6X flew
5,646 air miles versus published range of 5,500 nm, landing with more
than the required fuel reserves.
The biggest benefit of all—the cabin
Passengers, however, are the ultimate beneficiaries of Dassault’s
ability to build a big airplane that is efficient and able to operate from
short runways—a traditional Dassault strong suit. The 6X has the
largest cabin cross section in a purpose-built business jet, with a
cabin height of 1.98 m and width of 2.58 m. It’s a new level of personal
space, capable of seating up to 16 comfortably.
In photos, the cabin looks big, because it is, but Dassault’s inhouse
design team enhanced the feeling of spaciousness with a
contemporary design including more rounded surfaces and flowing
lines, accentuating spaciousness. This trendsetting design won
two major industrial design awards: the Red Dot award and the
International Yacht and Aviation award.
On the demo tour, passengers commented on the bright and pleasant
interior illumination thanks to 30 windows, each larger than on
predecessor Falcons. The cabin even has a unique skylight in the
galley area, a part of the plane that usually lacks natural light.
At night, passengers can infinitely
adjust the lighting color palette, even
commanding simulated sunrises and
sunsets through the Ambiance cabin
management system.”
Ambiance is at every passenger’s fingertips through personal
electronic devices or interior touch panels.
High speed WIFI is available throughout and extensive testing prior
to the tour showed that multiple passengers could engage in high
resolution live-stream video chats with colleagues around the world.
Lastly, passengers commented on the aircraft’s extreme quietness.
The 6X follows in the footsteps of the Falcon 8X, acknowledged by
many as the quietest business jet in the sky. Both have sound levels
below 50 dB, equivalent to a suburban living room.
The Falcon 6X is supported throughout Asia by Dassault’s network of
factory service centers, including ExecuJet MRO’s brand-new regional
flagship facility in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ExecuJet MRO Services is
a fully owned subsidiary of Dassault Aviation. The KL facility is also
home to its regional sales headquarters, should anyone want to seek
more information on the 6X.
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