Dassault Falcon family
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The Dassault Falcon is a family of business jets, manufactured by Dassault Aviation. Dassault produce the midsize Falcon 2000S/LXS twinjet, the long-range Falcon 6X twinjet and Falcon 900LX trijet, and ultra-long range Dassault Falcon 7X/8X trijets.
The first Falcon 20 took off on its first flight on 4 May 1963, and was handed over to a customer in 1965. The Falcon 900 was rolled out in 1984, and the Falcon 7X made its first flight in 2005. The 2,000th Falcon was delivered in 2009, and the Falcon 8X made its first flight in 2015. The 2,500th Falcon was delivered in July 2017, as more than 2,100 were in service with 1,230 operators in 90 countries, having accumulated 17.8 million flight hours.
In 2018, Dassault launched the Falcon 6X with a 5,500nmi (10,200km) range. By May 2023, more than 2,700 business jets have been delivered. The Falcon 10X is planned for certification in late 2025.
Aircraft
| Model | Intro. | End | Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon 20/200 | 1963 | 1988 | 1,810nm | original model in family of aircraft, later versions known as Falcon 200 |
| Falcon 75 | 1968 | project | 2,000km | Transonic (Mach 1.2) swing-wing, powered by two Pratt & Whitney JT8Ds. |
| Falcon 10/100 | 1970 | 1989 | 1,920nm | scaled down Falcon 20, later versions known as Falcon 100 |
| Falcon 30/40 | 1973 | 1975 | 1,150nm | enlarged 30-seat Falcon 20, prototype only, Falcon 40 outside North America |
| Falcon 50 | 1976 | 2008 | 3,220nm | trijet derived from the Falcon 20 |
| Dassault Falcon 900 | 1984 | current | 4,750nm | trijet, larger cross section development of the Falcon 50 |
| Dassault Falcon 2000 | 1993 | current | 4,150nm | scaled down Falcon 900 twinjet |
| Dassault Falcon 7X | 2005 | current | 5,950nm | trijet, development of the Falcon 900 with its cross-section |
| Dassault Falcon 8X | 2016 | current | 6,450nm | larger, improved Falcon 7X |
| Dassault Falcon 5X | 2017 | 2017 | 5,200nm | new cross section twin jet discontinued due to Safran Silvercrest issues |
| Dassault Falcon 6X | 2021 | current | 5,500nm | longer, heavier 5X, announced in Feb. 2018 |
| Dassault Falcon 10X | 2025 | planned | 7,500nm | wider cross section, longer, heavier, longer range. |
Timeline
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| Falcon 20⁑ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Falcon 10⁑ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Falcon 50⁂ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Falcon 2000⁑ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Falcon 7X/8X⁂ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5X⁑ ... 6X⁑ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10X⁑ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| cross section: | = Falcon 20 | = Falcon 900 | = Falcon 5X | = Falcon 10X | ⁑: twinjet | ⁂: trijet |