Falcon 5X Dassault’s Falcon 5X isn’t set to hit the market until 2020, but it made its first flight in July 2017. The 5X is being marketed as the “biggest, most advanced Falcon yet,” pushing its 6’6” cabin height, .90 Mach top speed, impressive range and runway capabilities while achieving the “lowest fuel consumption in […]
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Falcon 50 The Falcon 50, first delivered in 1980, was Dassault’s first trijet, featuring a third engine on top of the fuselage that makes it easy to distinguish on the tarmac. The Falcon 50 has the same fuselage cross-section as the Falcon 20, but is otherwise a completely new aircraft with improved aerodynamics and a
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Falcon 10 Despite its numbering sequence, the Falcon 10 Dassault’s Falcon 10 actually came to market after the Falcon 20. The Falcon 10, originally named the Dassault “Minifalcon,” first came to market in 1974 to satisfy the need for an aircraft in between the larger Falcon 20 and smaller turboprops. The Falcon 10’s cabin is
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Dassault’s three-engined Falcon 50 has been one of the most recognizable private jets in the world since its certification in 1979. After a nearly 20-year long run, the original Falcon 50 was replaced by the more advanced, higher-performance Falcon 50EX in 1996, which was in production until 2007. The Falcon 50EX was equipped with improved
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Gulfstream’s G650 and Dassault’s Falcon 8X are two of the biggest private jets in the world, seating 18-19 passengers with relative ease. They’re also some of the fastest and most expensive, both to purchase and to operate. For consistency’s sake, we’ll use 200,000 miles per year as the common denominator in our comparison. The G650
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The Falcon 50EX and Citation X are two of the most popular mid/super-midsize jets in the world. They’re also two of the fastest. With a normal cruise speed of 511 knots, the Citation X is, in fact, the fastest midsize jet in the world. At 447 knots, the Falcon is significantly slower than the Citation,
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