Variant
Falcon 50EX
Falcon 50EX is an in-service member of the Dassault Falcon 50 family, known for the later branch that refined the line for modern long-range executive missions.
Range 3,130 nm · Entry 1996
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Dassault Falcon 50 family
The Falcon 50 story, from first flight to lasting reputation
The tri-engine Falcon that made transoceanic business flying feel technically serious rather than aspirational.
Dassault Falcon 50 family is a in service business jet built by Dassault. It first flew in 1976, entered service in 1979, and went on to shape airline fleets, passenger journeys, and aviation memory.
First flight
1976
Service entry
1979
Seating band
8 to 12
Dassault Falcon 50 family is an in-service business jet by Dassault, first flown in 1976 and introduced in 1979, with typical seating for 8 to 12 and range up to 3,200 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
3,200 nm
Notable operators
Corporate operators · Fractional fleets
Source stack
- Official manufacturer product pages and brochures
- FAA or EASA type certificate material
- operator mission and cabin references
Variants
Representative variants
Specifications
Current public facts
- Manufacturer
- Dassault
- Program history
- Class
- Business jet
- Aircraft category
- First flight
- 1976-11-07
- Program history
- Service entry
- 1979
- Operator records
- Current status
- In service
- Fleet references
- Typical seating
- 8 to 12
- Operator and cabin references
- Range band
- Up to 3,200 nm
- Program literature
- Cruise speed
- 480 kt
- Planning data
Archive moments
Human context
Falcon 50 memory is all about capability: a small long-range jet with three engines and unmistakably purposeful proportions.
Business-aviation pages stay focused on engineering, cabin layout, and mission logic instead of celebrity shorthand or lifestyle fog.
Timeline
Program milestones
- 1976
First flight
The Falcon 50 begins flight testing and establishes the public shape of the family.
- 1979
Service entry
The family enters passenger or executive service and begins building its operating footprint.
- Today
Current role
The family remains active in service and still shapes fleet, mission, or archive discussions.
Related news
Editorial context
No editorial dispatches are attached to this family yet. The aircraft record is live, and newsroom or archive coverage can be layered onto it later without changing the URL.
Forum threads
Community memory
Forum referenceFalcon 50
Falcon 50 lounge: operators, cabins, routes, and memories
Use this as the standing thread for Dassault Falcon 50 family operator history, route logic, cabin details, and first-hand memory.
Forum referenceFalcon 50
Falcon 50 current fleet watch
Ongoing sightings, deployment shifts, new operators, route changes, and cabin updates for the Dassault Falcon 50 family.