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Citation X @ Mach ?

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  1. It's Ross

    It's Ross Formula 3

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    perhaps I'm mistaken but I could swear I've seen a youtube video of the above exceeding Mach, albeit illegal.
    Is my memory faulty or can someone point me to this please?
     
  2. donv

    donv Two Time F1 World Champ
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    There is a video of a Falcon 50 hitting Mach 0.97... with a Dassault test pilot at the controls:

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7ojhYSSMKc]High Mach Flight - Dassault Falcon 50 - YouTube[/ame]

    I'm not aware of one for the X, but I'd like to see it if it exists.
     
  3. cheesey

    cheesey Formula 3

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    Falcon 50 is a sweet airplane, the original is over 30 years old... don't remember the year, they brought a "green" one over for the NBAA in Atlanta, they set a few records on that trip... got to fly it on demo... impressive, even unfinished... their order book was filling up fast at the time...
     
  4. future328driver

    future328driver Formula 3

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    During pre-certification structural testing, the Citation X exceed Mach 1 in a dive.
     
  5. It's Ross

    It's Ross Formula 3

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    Thank you, this is the vid I recall. It was suggested to me that perhaps it was the X I saw.
    G650 has done Mach+ in tests
     
  6. It's Ross

    It's Ross Formula 3

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    Thank you, this is the vid I recall. It was suggested to me that perhaps it was the X I saw.
    G650 has done Mach+ in tests
     
  7. donv

    donv Two Time F1 World Champ
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    I have about 800 hours in Falcon 50s-- one of my all time favorite airplanes. I still miss flying them.

     

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