Dassault Falcon 60 years on

[chopper2004]

^0 years ago, around this time, the very first Dassault Falcon flew ...



https://www.dassaultfalcon.com/en/MediaCenter/Newsd/Pages/PR_2023/Dassault-Celebrates-60-Years-of-Falcon-Business-Jets,-As-Advanced-New-Models-Prepare-to-Take-the-Stage.aspx

As it was, yesterday I was at EGUN (RAF Mildenhall) to catch the Belgian Air Component Dassault Falcon 7X inbound so here is my photo below, (pair of leased a/c to their armed forces).


cheers

[stilton]

The F20 and 50 remain two of the best looking aircraft ever made, more so than Dassault’s later aircraft in my opinion

[ahwalk01]

As seen in the 1965 film ‘how to steal a million’

https://www.impdb.org/index.php?titl...teal_a_Million

[should know better]

Stilton

My vote would have to go to the Falcon 10.

[stilton]

Originally Posted by should know better

My vote would have to go to the Falcon 10.

An awesome aircraft, always thought of it as a fighter with a small cabin

[212man]

Originally Posted by stilton

An awesome aircraft, always thought of it as a fighter with a small cabin

well as it took the wings from the Mystère IV it's no surprise. Hence the hardpoints on the Falcon 20 that were put to good use by Flight Refueling et al.

[should know better]

Having worked on 10, 20 and 200 versions it's hard to decide which was the best/worst to work on, difficult to know if it was the Gallic or military influence. Which was the best to fly?

[stilton]

Originally Posted by 212man

well as it took the wings from the Mystère IV it's no surprise. Hence the hardpoints on the Falcon 20 that were put to good use by Flight Refueling et al.

Must be great fun to fly

[212man]

Originally Posted by stilton

Must be great fun to fly

I have a few hours as pax in 7/8X. They don't use flex-thrust so every take off is with TOGA set. Coming out of FAB with low fuel load and a couple of pax makes for spectacular performance!