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May 27, 2022

Airborne 05.27.22: Global Falcon 6X, An-225 Mriya, AirVenture NOTICE

Also: AEA 1Q/22 Report, An-225 Mriya, Rhoades Aviation Busted, Sporty's Skyhawk Model

Dassault flight-test crews are making ready to embark on a grueling, global proving campaign to ensure the company’s Falcon 6X, ultra wide-body, business aircraft meets its ambitious performance and reliability goals. The one-month, forty-stop, 150-hour campaign is set to begin in June, and is scheduled to comprise a number of long and short haul legs across Europe, and between North and South America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Flights of 10-12 hours will alternate with quick, short hops. The largest aircraft in the world, recently destroyed, may be returning sooner than originally expected, if off-the-cuff remarks made by the Ukrainian head of state are a

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