FOR ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES THE RECENT EXPANSION PROJECT BROUGHT TO LITTLE ROCK, THE GREATEST SEEMS TO BE, VERY SIMPLY, THE LIGHT. AFTER ALL, LIGHT IS, AS AJARRISTA CALLS IT, “THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENT.”


ANTOINE AJARRISTA SENIOR VP & GENERAL MANAGER


P.15 “CUTTING EDGE”


ON THE COVER


Prior to certification, the flagship of the Falcon fleet, the 6,450 nm Falcon 8X, spread its wings for a flight test endurance campaign involving 65 flights covering some 55,000 nautical miles.


ISSUE 47 PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS


P.36 Kamil Hajek (Shutterstock), P.37 (Top) Bruce Yuanyue Bi(GettyImages), P.37 (Middle) Rhapsode (GettyImages), P.37 (Bottom) GTS Productions (GettyImages). All other photography courtesy of Dassault Aviation.


PUBLISHER John Rosanvallon


EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Andrew Ponzoni


EDITOR Grant Kielczewski


DESIGNER Jimmy Tanner


Falconer is a quarterly magazine reflecting the interests and values of Dassault Aviation and Dassault Falcon Jet Corp. Falconer is intended for the Falcon family of business jet operators, associates and friends. It is published by Dassault Falcon Jet Corp., Teterboro Airport, PO Box 2000, South Hackensack, NJ 07606. Requests for more information on subjects covered in this issue may be addressed to: Writer/Editor, Falconer, at the above address. email: falconer@falconjet.com. ©2017 Dassault Falcon Jet Corp. All rights reserved. Printed September 2017.


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