Dassault has revealed the first pictures of a fully assembled Falcon 7X business jet, showing the all-new wing, which has 44% more area and 5% higher sweep than the Falcon 900EX wing and is fully optimised for aeroelasticity effects. Dassault says it will be the "fastest business jet in its class", with a Mach 0.9 maximum operating speed, but with the low-speed performance of the 900EX. The 7X cabin is 1m (3ft) longer than that of the 900EX.
Source: Flight International
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