Dassault Falcon 10

what is it?

The Dassault Mystère/Falcon 10 is an early corporate jet aircraft developed by French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation. Despite its numbering sequence it was actually developed after the Falcon 20, and although it is sometimes considered as a scaled-down version of that aircraft, it was totally redesigned with a non-circular fuselage, a new wing with slotted flaps, a split passenger door and many simplified circuits compared to the Falcon 20. Production began in 1971 and ceased in 1989, but it remains a popular business jet on the second hand market.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 13.1 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 915 km/hcruise speed
• range 3,555 kmwithout refuelling
• size 8,500 kgmax take-off weight
• built 226made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 56 years ago, in 1970.
• 🚗Wingspan of 13.1 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 3,555 km: 20× Amsterdam to Brussels.

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

1970-12-01

introduced

1971

status

still flying

number built

226

role

business jet

origin

🇫🇷 France

makers

Dassault Aviation

engines

2× Garrett TFE731-2

crew

2

length

13.9 m

wingspan

13.1 m

height

4.6 m

max take-off weight

8,500 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

915 km/h

range

3,555 km

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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