Thu, May 22, 2014
Dassault Aviation has launched the Falcon 8X, the newest addition to the Falcon family in the ultra-long range category. With eight passengers and a crew of three, the Falcon 8X will be capable of flying 6,450 nautical miles non-stop at Mach .80.
It will be powered by an improved version of the Pratt and Whitney Canada PW307 engine that equips the Falcon 7X. While the Falcon 8x is Dassault’s long range jet, Gulfstream is also in the long range market with their new Ultra-long-range G650ER. Gulfstream says the ER variant of the airplane represents an increase of up to 500 nm over the range of the G650, which entered service in 2012. It will fly 7,500 nautical miles at Mach 0.85 and 6,400 nm at Mach 0.90. Piaggio Aero Industries has announced the launch of the new Avanti EVO twin turboprop aircraft. Piaggio says the new Avanti EVO builds on the Avanti P.180 platform. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 05.21.14 is chock full of info in this thrice-weekly news period ending Wednesday, May 21st, 2014...
Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Ashley Hale, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:
- Dassault Announces Ultra Long Range Falcon 8X
- Gulfstream Introduces The G650ER
- Piaggio Aero Presents The New Avanti EVO At EBACE 2014
- Splashdown! SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Returns
- Classic Aero-TV: Aero-TV: Redbird's Redhawk Trainer - 'We Did It Because We Had To'
- Production Progressing On HondaJet
- ANN Is Raising The Bar (Again): Prepping For Oshkosh 2014!
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