Here’s Why Dassault Scrapped The Falcon 5X Before It Ever Entered Service

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Dassault canceled the Falcon 5X business-jet program before the aircraft entered service, despite its nearly complete cabin and advanced flight-control features. A shortage of French-made turbofan engines was a central obstacle to the project.

A near-ready flagship cabin, with fighter-derived fly-by-wire controls, sat grounded due to a shortfall in French turbofans.