assault recently wrapped up flight-testing that would see its Falcon 7X become the first certified business jet to operate at the world’s highest commercial airport–14,470-foot-high Daocheng Yading Airport in China’s Sichuan province. The certification effort is intended to meet demand in Western China for business jets capable of operating at small high-altitude airports in the region.
Testing at Daocheng began on August 25 and concluded on September 7, with support from both the EASA and China’s CAAC. Daocheng flight-tests started after preliminary flights at Jiuzhai Huang Long Airport (elevation 11,311 feet) near Chengdu with a CAAC pilot at the controls. After an initial landing at Daocheng, the 7X performed engines/APU run-up followed by a series of takeoffs and landings, including some with simulated engine failure.
Once finalized by the CAAC, the approval will permit the Falcon 7X to operate at altitudes up to 15,000 feet. In addition to setting an airport altitude world record for a business jet, the test campaign established several benchmarks for aviation in China: it was the first flight-test campaign undertaken over Chinese territory by a foreign-registered aircraft and it will be the first approval to be issued jointly by the EASA andCAAC.
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