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 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
[edit]| Model | Intro. | End | Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon 20/200 | 1963 | 1988 | 1,810 nm | original model in family of aircraft, later versions known as Falcon 200 |
| Falcon 75 | 1968 | project | 2,000 km | Transonic (Mach 1.2) swing-wing, powered by two Pratt & Whitney JT8Ds. [4] |
| Falcon 10/100 | 1970 | 1989 | 1,920 nm | scaled down Falcon 20, later versions known as Falcon 100 |
| Falcon 30/40 | 1973 | 1975 | 1,150 nm | enlarged 30-seat Falcon 20, prototype only, Falcon 40 outside North America |
| Falcon 50 | 1976 | 2008 | 3,220 nm | trijet derived from the Falcon 20 |
| Dassault Falcon 900 | 1984 | current | 4,750 nm | trijet, larger cross section development of the Falcon 50 |
| Dassault Falcon 2000 | 1993 | current | 4,150 nm | scaled down Falcon 900 twinjet |
| Dassault Falcon 7X | 2005 | current | 5,950 nm | trijet, development of the Falcon 900 with its cross-section |
| Dassault Falcon 8X | 2016 | current | 6,450 nm | larger, improved Falcon 7X |
| Dassault Falcon 5X | 2017 | 2017 | 5,200 nm | new cross section twin jet discontinued due to Safran Silvercrest issues |
| Dassault Falcon 6X | 2021 | planned | 5,500 nm | longer, heavier 5X, announced in Feb. 2018[5] |
| Dassault Falcon 10X | 2025 | planned | 7,500 nm | wider cross section, longer, heavier, longer range.[6] |
Timeline
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| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Jeremy Kariuki (May 11, 2023). "Dassault Celebrates 60th Anniversary Of Falcon Jets". Aviation Week.
- ^ a b "Dassault Delivers 2,500th Falcon Business Jet" (Press release). Dassault Aviation. 20 July 2017. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Dassault confirms termination for 5X" (Press release). Dassault. 13 December 2017. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Roland de Narbonne; "Quand l'ingenier délire", Le Fana de l'Aviation, No. 461, April 2008. pp.66-69.
- ^ "Dassault Aviation Launches Falcon 6X" (Press release). Dassault Aviation. 2018-02-28.
- ^ Dominic Perry (6 May 2021). "Dassault takes fight to ultra-long-range rivals with Falcon 10X launch". Flightglobal.
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