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In the
same vein as its superior
landing capabilities, Falcon jets also allow
passengers to travel almost any flight path they
desire. According to Michel-Jacob, reiterated by
Stuff, these “…planes can go to international des-
tinations that commercial airlines don’t serve.” As
opposed to twin-engine jets, which must fly with-
in range of diversion airports as a precaution in
the event of an engine failure, the 8x jet has three
engines, enabling the aircraft to fly more direct
courses on some oceanic routes. The 8x also has
the capacity to fly as high as 51,000 feet (15,500 me-
ters), a substantial advantage compared to airlin-
ers that must coast between 30,000 to 40,000 feet.
First-rate landing. Check.
High-caliber engines. Check. To
further its list of exceptional fea-
tures, the Falcon 8x can also fly at
ultra-long ranges. Michel-Jacob stat-
ed that the 8x has 1360 kilograms
of additional fuel capacity, supply-
ing it with a nearly 12,000 nautical
mile (22,000 kilometer) range. To
give an idea of how far this equates
to, the 8x can fly 16 people from
Hong Kong to London non-stop.
The need for a private jet of this
capacity derives from the necessity of
faster transatlantic transportation for
upper-class businesspeople. Many
wealthy individuals travelling for
business and leisure endeavors be-
tween New Zealand and the United
States are in search of an easy commute
without the exasperating, time-con-
suming stopovers required to refu-
el the aircraft. Due to an increased
number of high net worth individuals
voyaging to and from New Zealand,
Dassault’s aircraft fleet production
increased from one to four within the
short time span of 16 months; thus,
the time-efficient Dassault jet is ac-
cessible to more ultra-wealthy peo-
ple who do not have time to waste on
slow, tedious commercial air travel.