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1986
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On April 18, the world awakes to news of Marcel Dassault's passing.
He was 94 years of age. In October, his son, Serge Dassault, is elected Chairman of Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Aviation.
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1987
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Falcon 100 receives Category II instru-ment landing certification and two such aircraft are delivered to a charter company in France.
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1987
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Under the partnership agreement for France's Hermès space plane, Dassault is responsible for aerodynamics and atmospheric flight testing, while Aerospatiale is responsible for manufacturing. The concept of a space plane (as opposed to spacecraft) goes back to the early 1980's and is already a major Dassault contribution.
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