The Dassault Falcon 10X is a large, long-range
business jet
A business jet, private jet, or bizjet is a jet aircraft designed for transporting small groups of people, typically business executives and high-ranking coworker, associates. Business jets are generally designed for faster air travel and more ...
under development by
Dassault Aviation
Dassault Aviation SA () is a French Aerospace manufacturer, manufacturer of military aircraft and business jets. It was founded in 1929 by Marcel Dassault, Marcel Bloch as Société des Avions Marcel Bloch (Marcel Bloch Aircraft Company). After ...
in France.
Development
On 6 May 2021, Dassault launched its $75 million Falcon 10X flagship to compete with the
Bombardier Global 7500
The Bombardier Global 7500 and Global 8000 are ultra long-range business jets developed by Bombardier Aviation (formerly Bombardier Aerospace) and remain the largest business jets in the world.
The Global 7500, originally named the Global 7000 ...
and the
Gulfstream G700
The Gulfstream G650, G700, and G800 are large business jets produced by the American company Gulfstream Aerospace. .
[ Originally scheduled for 2025, the aircraft is now expected to begin deliveries in 2027.]
Design
It is long and has a 33.6 m (110 ft)-wide, high aspect ratio
The aspect ratio of a geometry, geometric shape is the ratio of its sizes in different dimensions. For example, the aspect ratio of a rectangle is the ratio of its longer side to its shorter side—the ratio of width to height, when the rectangl ...
carbonfibre wing, a first for a Dassault business jet.[
It is powered by two ]Rolls-Royce Pearl
The Rolls-Royce BR700 is a family of turbofan engines for regional jets and corporate jets. It is manufactured in Dahlewitz, Germany, by Rolls-Royce Deutschland: this was initially a joint venture of BMW and Rolls-Royce plc established in 1990 t ...
10X engines with over thrust, with a titanium fan blisk
A blisk (portmanteau of bladed disk) is a turbomachine component comprising both rotor disk and blades as a single part instead of a disk assembled with individual removable blades. Blisks generally have better aerodynamics than conventional rot ...
, a 10-stage compressor, a two-stage shroudless HP turbine and a four-stage turbine.[
It has a 16 m long, four-zone cabin wider than its competition, wide and high, with a 3,000 ft cabin altitude at 41,000 ft and 50% larger windows than on the Falcon 8X.][
It should cruise at Mach 0.85-0.925 with a range of 7,500 nmi (13,900 km), and should access steep approaches like ]London City Airport
London City Airport is an international airport in London, England. It is located in the Royal Docks in the London Borough of Newham, Borough of Newham, about east of the City of London and east of Canary Wharf. These are the two centres ...
.[
With sidesticks and a single throttle lever, the ]fly-by-wire
Fly-by-wire (FBW) is a system that replaces the conventional aircraft flight control system#Hydro-mechanical, manual flight controls of an aircraft with an electronic interface. The movements of flight controls are converted to electronic sig ...
flight control system has flightpath stability to avoid trimming, and head-up display
A head-up display, or heads-up display, also known as a HUD () or head-up guidance system (HGS), is any transparent display that presents data without requiring users to look away from their usual viewpoints. The origin of the name stems from a ...
-based FalconEye combined vision system.[
High automation with automated return to straight and level flight, emergency descent, reduced take-off thrust and noise abatement modes could allow two pilots to fly for 15h instead of three currently.]
See also
Specifications
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Falcon 10X
The Dassault Falcon 10X is a large, long-range business jet under development by Dassault Aviation in France.
Development
On 6 May 2021, Dassault launched its $75 million Falcon 10X flagship to compete with the Bombardier Global 7500 and the ...
Proposed aircraft of France
Low-wing aircraft
Twinjets
T-tail aircraft
Aircraft with retractable tricycle landing gear