Tech Focus

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April 2003

Dassault tests the controls

While the actual first flight of Dassault Aviation's Falcon 7X is scheduled for early 2005, the aircraft underwent its first simulated flight in January at the company's facility in St. Cloud, France. Two test pilots worked together to evaluate the flight controls of the aircraft, which will be "the first business jet in the world" with fly-by-wire flight controls.
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