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 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 1,810 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. Roland de Narbonne; "Quand l'ingenier délire", Le Fana de l'Aviation, No. 461, April 2008. pp.66-69. 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 current 5,500 nm longer, heavier 5X, announced in Feb. 2018 Dassault Falcon 10X 2025 planned 7,500 nm wider cross section, longer, heavier, longer range.
Timeline
Dassault Falcon timeline 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s 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 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
External links Official website