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MODEL: GLOBAL 8000
Highlights:- The longest range of any purpose-built corporate jet, with
the anticipated ability to travel 7,900 NM at a normal cruise
speed of M.85. - At the max. cruise speed of M.90, the projected range is an
impressive 5,650 NM.
Timing: first deliveries are expected in 2017.
Estimated Price: US$71 million
Competition: Gulfstream G650ER
Observation: While the Global 8000 will have a 400 NM range
advantage over the G650ER when cruising at M.85, the G650ER
will outrun the 8000 by 750 NM when sprinting at M.90.
Dassault
Having produced approximately 260 of its top-of-the-line Falcon
7X, the company has launched a pair of new models aimed at the
upper tier of the business jet market.
MODEL: FALCON 5X
Highlights:- A cabin height of 6' 6", the tallest in the industry.
- Range of 4,750 NM at M.85, or 5,200 NM at M.80. Top
speed of M.90.
Timing: First flight is expected in the second quarter of 2015
with deliveries initiating during the first half of 2017.
Estimated Price: US$45 million
Competition: Bombardier Global 5000, Gulfstream G500
and Dassault Falcon 7X.
Observations: Compared to the 7X tri-jet, the new 5X twin
will have a 14 per cent larger cabin and 19 per cent more available
thrust. Although it will have a 13 per cent shorter range than the
7X, its purchase price is expected to be about 15 per cent less than
the 7X.
Like the 5X, the Global 5000 can fly 5,200 NM, but it does so
at M.85. With a cabin that is similar in size to the 5000, expecta-
tions of greater fuel efficiencies and an eight per cent lower list
price, the 5X should provide an interesting value proposition.
The Gulfstream G500 could prove to be the key competitor to
the Falcon 5X. With a similar sized cabin, the G500 is expected
to fly 250 NM further than the 5X at M.85 and is to be priced at
$43.5 million versus $45 million for the 5X.
MODEL: FALCON 8X
Highlights:- Continuing the tradition of Dassault’s flagship models, the
new 8X will have three engines. This is a feature that some
owners, as well as their passengers, favour. - Range of 6,450 NM at M.80, a 500 NM (8.5 per cent) in-
crease over that of the 7X. Top speed of M.90.
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