Dassault Falcon/Mystère 10

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Payload vs. Range

Occupants:

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Cargo

Range

Cargo is additional payload after occupants and baggage.

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Available Range / nm

Mission capable. This load flies with full fuel.

Fuel reduced by . left aboard for nm range.

Over max payload by . At this load it cannot lift a single occupant.

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Mission Profile

Used market

454

KTAS

Cruise Speed

1,520

Max Range

45,000

Service Ceiling

Occupants

2,071

lbs

Wet Payload

Endorsements & ratings:

High-Altitude
Pressurization
Multi-Engine
Instrument

Dassault Falcon 10 (D-CBUR) at Offenburg, Germany, 1982. Photo: Peter Nath, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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About the Dassault Falcon/Mystère 10

Type certificated 1973 Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet

Overview

The Dassault Falcon 10, also marketed as the Mystère 10 and, in late production, the Falcon 100, is a compact twin-turbofan light jet that first flew in 1970 and entered service in 1973. About 226 were built through 1990. Conceived as a smaller, faster stablemate to the Falcon 20, it shares that aircraft’s design philosophy and much of its handling in a tighter airframe, certificated to FAR Part 25 as a transport-category airplane. Two Garrett (Honeywell) TFE731-2 turbofans give it a maximum operating Mach of 0.87 and a high-speed cruise around 454 knots, quicker than the larger Falcon 20, with a 45,000 ft ceiling and full-span slats that hold landing distance near 3,400 ft.

What the Falcon 10 sells is speed in a small package, and the cabin is the price of it. Five to seven passengers fit an executive layout against a certificated occupant maximum of nine, seven passengers and two crew, and twelve cubic feet of baggage makes a full-load trip tight. For the right buyer that trade is the appeal: block times close to jets a class above, at a fraction of the cost to acquire. Against a Raytheon/Beech Beechjet 400/T-1 Jayhawk, the Falcon 10 trades a little cabin width for Dassault build quality and a higher cruise Mach; step up to the Dassault Falcon/Mystère 20 and you gain cabin volume and a cargo door but give up speed and pay more per hour to fly. Where the mission rewards speed and forgives a small cabin, the Falcon 10 still holds its own decades on; load it to a full cabin with bags for a long leg, and the compromises that bought the speed begin to bite.

Key Features for GA Buyers

Speed. An MMO of Mach 0.87 and high-speed cruise near 454 knots put it among the fastest light jets of its era, quicker than the larger Falcon 20.
Transport-category pedigree. Certificated to FAR Part 25 (FAA TCDS A33EU) as a transport-category airplane, with Dassault build quality and a slat-and-flap high-lift wing.
Short-field manners. Full-span slats and a landing distance around 3,400 ft open runways many jets of similar speed cannot use.
Established type. With about 226 built and a long service history, parts, training (CAE/SimuFlite) and maintenance knowledge are well developed.

Trade-offs

Compact cabin. Five-to-seven-seat executive cabins and twelve cubic feet of baggage make it tight for longer trips with a full load.
Range depends on load and reserves. Still-air range approaches 1,900 nm, but a realistic IFR-reserve mission sits closer to 1,500 nm, a capable regional and transcontinental-leg machine, not an intercontinental one.
Older avionics and systems. The base type predates modern integrated flight decks; many airframes need avionics and inspection investment to stay current.
Thirsty for its class. About 211 gallons per hour reflects the speed; operating cost tracks a fast light jet, not an economy cruiser.
Two-crew operation. Typically flown by a two-pilot crew, which raises the operating-cost floor versus single-pilot light jets.

Technical Specifications

Dimensions & Weights

Height: 15 ft
Length: 46 ft
Parking area (ft²²): 2,671 ft²

Max Takeoff Weight: Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 18,740 lbs
Max Landing Weight: 17,640 lbs
Useful Load: 7,980 lbs
Fuel Capacity: 882 gal

Performance

Cruise Speed: Source: third-party reference 454 KTAS
Never-Exceed (V_NE): Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 370 KIAS
Max Structural Cruise (V_NO): Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 370 KIAS
Approach Speed: 107 KIAS
Stall, Clean (V_S₁): 82 KIAS
Range: Source: third-party reference 1520 NM
Service Ceiling: Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 45,000 ft
Rate of Climb: 4600 fpm
Landing over 50 ft obstacle: 3,375 ft

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Sources

Where the figures on this page come from. Dassault Falcon/Mystère 10 specifications are traced to published references; estimated values are flagged inline next to the figure.

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