Better doesn’t always mean bigger. At least that seems to be the message from our winners this year in aviation, where the focus is just as much on technology gains and cabin refinement as on enlarging the airframe. With a clever touch of tech, Embraer’s Praetor 600E effectively creates a third cabin zone in the same-size aircraft. Of course, growth can be a smart move. That’s the case with Dassault’s Falcon 10X, the latest member of the elite ultra-long-range class, claiming a cabin with the greatest length and height in private aviation. And as one would expect from a model designed to cross multiple continents, its avionics are bleeding edge, fitting hand in glove with the sophisticated interior. On the helicopter front, Robinson, known for its reliable, value-focused choppers, has entered the executive-transport category with the R88, which is its largest, most powerful rotorcraft to date. Regardless of size, the..
