Falcon 10 (Mystère 10)
General information
Type	Business jet
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Dassault Aviation
Status	Active service
Primary user	Corporate owners
Number built	226
History
Manufactured	1970–1989
Introduction date	1971
First flight	1 December 1970
Developed from	Dassault Falcon 20

TheDassault Mystère/Falcon 10 is an early corporate jet aircraft developed by French aircraft manufacturerDassault Aviation. Despite its numbering sequence it was actually developed after theFalcon 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.^[1]

Production began in 1971 and ceased in 1989, but it remains a popular business jet on the second hand market.

By 2018, Falcon 10s from the 1970s were priced at $300,000 to $600,000.^[2]

Minifalcon

This was the original name of the Dassault Falcon 10.

Falcon 10

Executive transport aircraft.

Falcon 10MER

Seven aircraft used by theFrench Navy as instrument trainers, VIP transports, and communications and liaison aircraft. MER stood for ‘Marine Entraînement Radar – Navy Radar Training’.

Falcon 100

Designed to replace the Falcon 10, theSeries 100 had an increased takeoff weight, larger luggage compartment, and glass cockpit.

 Canada

• Air Nunavut^[3]

 Croatia

• Government of Croatia – Former operator.

 France

• French Navy - received seven Falcon 10 MER aircraft,^[4] of which six remain operational with Escadrille 57S as instrument trainers, VIP transports and liaison aircraft as of December 2020.^[5]

 Morocco

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1980–81^[6]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Capacity: 4–7
• Length: 13.85 m (45 ft 5 in)
• Wingspan: 13.08 m (42 ft 11 in)
• Height: 4.61 m (15 ft 1 in)
• Wing area: 24.1 m² (259 sq ft)
• Aspect ratio: 7.1:1
• Empty weight: 4,880 kg (10,759 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 8,500 kg (18,739 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 3,340 L (730 imp gal; 880 US gal)
• Powerplant: 2 ×Garrett TFE731-2turbofans, 14.4 kN (3,230 lbf) thrust each

Performance

• Cruise speed: 915 km/h (569 mph, 494 kn) (max cruise)
• Never exceed speed: 650 km/h (400 mph, 350 kn) at sea level;
  
• Max Mach Number: 0.87
• Range: 3,555 km (2,209 mi, 1,920 nmi)

Related development

• Dassault Falcon 20
• Dassault Falcon 50

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Aérospatiale Corvette
• Learjet 35

Related lists

• List of civil aircraft

• Donald, David; Lake, Jon, eds. (1996).Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft (Single volume ed.). London: Aerospace Publishing.ISBN 1-874023-95-6.
• Donald, David, ed. (1997).The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Prospero Books.ISBN 1-85605-375-X.
• Lert, Frédéric (December 2020). "Old dogs new tricks".Air International. Vol. 99, no. 6. pp. 36–41.ISSN 0306-5634.
• Taylor, John W. R., ed. (1980).Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1980–81. London: Jane's Publishing.ISBN 0-7106-0705-9.
• Details on Airliners.net

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