A Falcon 900 behind a Falcon 2000

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 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,[1] and was handed over to a customer in 1965.[2] The Falcon 900 was rolled out in 1984, and the Falcon 7X made its first flight in 2005.[1] The 2,000th Falcon was delivered in 2009, and the Falcon 8X made its first flight in 2015.[1] 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.[2]

In 2018, Dassault launched the Falcon 6X with a 5,500 nmi (10,200 km) range.[3] By May 2023, more than 2,700 business jets have been delivered.[1] The Falcon 10X is planned for certification in late 2025.[1] .

Aircraft

ModelIntro.EndRangeDescription
Falcon 20/200196319881,810 nmoriginal model in family of aircraft, later versions known as Falcon 200
Falcon 751968project2,000 kmTransonic (Mach 1.2) swing-wing, powered by two Pratt & Whitney JT8Ds. [4]
Falcon 10/100197019891,920 nmscaled down Falcon 20, later versions known as Falcon 100
Falcon 30/40197319751,150 nmenlarged 30-seat Falcon 20, prototype only, Falcon 40 outside North America
Falcon 50197620083,220 nmtrijet derived from the Falcon 20
Dassault Falcon 9001984current4,750 nmtrijet, larger cross section development of the Falcon 50
Dassault Falcon 20001993current4,150 nmscaled down Falcon 900 twinjet
Dassault Falcon 7X2005current5,950 nmtrijet, development of the Falcon 900 with its cross-section
Dassault Falcon 8X2016current6,450 nmlarger, improved Falcon 7X
Dassault Falcon 5X201720175,200 nmnew cross section twin jet discontinued due to Safran Silvercrest issues
Dassault Falcon 6X2021planned5,500 nmlonger, heavier 5X, announced in Feb. 2018[5]
Dassault Falcon 10X2025planned7,500 nmwider cross section, longer, heavier, longer range.[6]

Timeline

Dassault Falcon timeline
1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
3456789 0123456789 0123456789 0123456789 0123456789 0123456789 012345
Falcon 20⁑
Falcon 10⁑
Falcon 50⁂
Falcon 900⁂
Falcon 2000⁑
Falcon 7X/8X⁂
5X⁑ ... 6X⁑
10X⁑
cross section:   = Falcon 20   = Falcon 900   = Falcon 5X   = Falcon 10X ⁑: twinjet ⁂: trijet

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Jeremy Kariuki (May 11, 2023). "Dassault Celebrates 60th Anniversary Of Falcon Jets". Aviation Week.
  2. 1 2 "Dassault Delivers 2,500th Falcon Business Jet" (Press release). Dassault Aviation. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Dassault confirms termination for 5X" (Press release). Dassault. 13 December 2017. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Roland de Narbonne; "Quand l'ingenier délire", Le Fana de l'Aviation, No. 461, April 2008. pp.66-69.
  5. ↑ "Dassault Aviation Launches Falcon 6X" (Press release). Dassault Aviation. 2018-02-28.
  6. ↑ Dominic Perry (6 May 2021). "Dassault takes fight to ultra-long-range rivals with Falcon 10X launch". Flightglobal.
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