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Dassault Falcon 10 / 100 family

The Falcon 10/100 story, from first flight to lasting reputation

The compact, fast Falcon that brought Dassault’s handling and design character into a smaller business-jet cabin.

Dassault Falcon 10 / 100 family is a partially retired business jet built by Dassault. It first flew in 1970, entered service in 1973, and went on to shape airline fleets, passenger journeys, and aviation memory.

First flight

1970

Service entry

1973

Seating band

4 to 7

Dassault Falcon 10 / 100 family is a partially retired business jet by Dassault, first flown in 1970 and introduced in 1973, with typical seating for 4 to 7 and range up to 1,920 nautical miles.

Its place in business aviation comes from the combination of mission capability, cabin layout, operator use, and the reasons buyers kept the type or moved to its successors.

Range band

1,920 nm

Notable operators

Corporate operators · Charter operators · French Navy

Source stack

  • Official manufacturer product pages and brochures
  • FAA or EASA type certificate material
  • operator mission and cabin references

Variants

Representative variants

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Variant

Falcon 10

Falcon 10 is a partially retired member of the Dassault Falcon 10 / 100 family, known for the original compact Falcon branch.

Range 1,800 nm · Entry 1973

Variant

Falcon 100

Falcon 100 is a partially retired member of the Dassault Falcon 10 / 100 family, known for the updated branch with a larger baggage compartment and revised cockpit.

Range 1,920 nm · Entry 1982

Specifications

Current public facts

Manufacturer
Dassault
Program history
Class
Business jet
Aircraft category
First flight
1970-12-01
Program history
Service entry
1973
Operator records
Current status
Partially retired
Fleet references
Typical seating
4 to 7
Operator and cabin references
Range band
Up to 1,920 nm
Program literature
Cruise speed
494 kt
Planning data

Archive moments

Human context

The Falcon 10 and 100 are remembered as sharp-performing light jets whose proportions condensed the early Falcon identity without losing its transcontinental ambition.
Business-aviation pages stay focused on engineering, cabin layout, and mission logic instead of celebrity shorthand or lifestyle fog.

Timeline

Program milestones

  1. 1970

    First flight

    The Falcon 10/100 begins flight testing and establishes the public shape of the family.

  2. 1973

    Service entry

    The family enters passenger or executive service and begins building its operating footprint.

  3. Today

    Reduced but active

    Passenger or executive use continues in smaller numbers, making the family feel historical and current at the same time.

Related news

Editorial context

All news
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Forum threads

Community memory

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