Dassault Falcon 10X Completes Maiden Flight From Bordeaux-Mérignac
Why It MattersA first flight starts the formal test campaign that the Falcon 10X, Dassault's new flagship, must complete before certification, moving a large-cabin entrant closer to the ultra-long-range market.
Dassault Aviation's all-new Falcon 10X completed its first flight on June 19, 2026, launching the program's flight test campaign. Test pilot Sébastien Dupont de Dinechin and copilot Fabrice Dougnac took off from runway 23 at Bordeaux-Mérignac at 11.10 a.m.
The crew evaluated handling qualities and systems at 15,000 feet, then retracted the landing gear and all movable surfaces before climbing to 40,000 feet, where they accelerated to Mach 0.82. They landed back at Bordeaux-Mérignac at 1.40 p.m. Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier called the flight a milestone and credited the company's engineering teams.
