http://www.aviationlive.org Online Aviation Pics,Videos and ForumThe Falcon is a family of business jets manufactured by Dassault Aviation. Early members of this family were known as the Mystère within France, \"Falcon\" originally being an export name only.\n\nThe Falcon began its career in United States in 1965 as a business jet operated by Pan American Airways Corporation. The first aircraft family of Federal Express was the Falcon 20 in 1972.\n\nThe United States Coast Guard uses the Falcon 20. First adopted in 1983, it remains in service. The main designation is HU-25 Guardian.\n\nAircraft include:\n\n * Falcon 10 (later versions known as Falcon 100) Scaled down Falcon 20\n * Falcon 20 (later versions known as Falcon 200) Original plane in successful family of aircraft.\n * Falcon 30 (improved version of the Falcon 20 - prototype only)\n * Falcon 50 Trijet.\n * Falcon 900 Stretched transcontinental trijet.\n * Falcon 2000 Scaled down twin jet Falcon 900 derivative.\n * Falcon 7X (originally Falcon FNX)\nDevelopment\n\nThe aircraft has over 165 orders to date,. It hasreceived its Type certification from both FAA and EASA on 27 April 2007. The first 7X, MSN05, entered service on June 15th 2007.\n\nIn 2001, the Falcon 7X, at approximately $35 million, was nearly $10 million cheaper than its nearest competitors in the long range, large cabin market segment, the Gulfstream G550 and Bombardier Global Express.Its 2007 cost is $41 million.\n\n\nDassault Falcon 7X Flight Deck\nDassault Falcon 7X Flight Deck\n\nIt is the first fully fly-by-wire business jet. It is also equipped with the same avionics suite, the Honeywell Primus EPIC \"Enhanced Avionics System\" (EASy), thatwas used on the Falcon 900EX and later on the Falcon 2000EX.\n\nThe Falcon 7X is notable for its extensive use of computer aided design, claiming to be the \"first aircraft to be designed entirely on a virtual platform\" using Dassault Systemes CATIA and PLM products.\n\nSpecifications (Falcon 7X)\nImage:Aero-stub img.svgThis aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.\n\nData from Flight 2007 Pocket Guide to Business Aircraft ISBN 0955419506\n\nGeneral characteristics\n\n * Crew: Three (pilot/co-pilot&1 cabin crew)* Capacity: Up to 12 passengers (not including crew)* Length: 23.19 m (76 ft 1 in)* Wingspan: 26.21 m (86 ft)* Height: 7.863 m (25 ft 8 in)* Wing area: 70.7 m² (761 ft²)\n * Empty weight: 15,456kg (34,072lb)\n * Useful load: 15,843kg (34,928lb)\n * Max takeoff weight: 31,299kg (69,000lb)\n * Powerplant: 3× Pratt&Whitney Canada PW307A turbofans, 28.46 kN (6,400 lbf) eachPerformance\n\n * Maximum speed: 953 km/h (515 knots, 593 mph)\n * Cruise speed: 900 km/h (486knots, 559mph)\n * Range: 11,019km (5,950 nm)\n * Service ceiling 15,545m (51,000 ft)\n * Wing loading: 435 kg/m² (91 lb/ft²)\n\nAvionics\n\nFalcon EASy\n\nSee also\nis a French large-cabin, long range business jet manufactured by Dassault Aviation, the flagship offering of their business jet line. It was first presented to the public at the 2005 Paris Air Show. air, armee, bussiness, dassault, de, falcon, france, jet