Dassault Falcon 2000

Falcon 2000
A Dassault Falcon 2000 takes off from London Luton Airport, England
Role	Business jet
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Dassault Aviation
First flight	4 March 1993
Number built	over 310
Developed from	Dassault Falcon 900

The Dassault Falcon 2000 is a French Business jet and a member of Dassault Aviation's Falcon business jet line, and is a twin-engine, slightly smaller development of the Falcon 900 trijet, with transcontinental range.

Variants

Falcon 2000

Original version certified in 1994^[1] with CFE (General Electric & AlliedSignal) CFE738-1-1B turbofans.^[2]

Falcon 2000EX

Re-engined variant certified in 2003 with Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308C turbofan engines.^[2]

Falcon 2000EX EASy

Marketing designation for a 2000EX with an enchanced avionics system and changes to pressurisation and oxygen systems, certified in 2004. Undertook steep approach trials at London City Airport on 18th March 2010, becoming the first Dassault twin-jet to visit apart from the much older, diminutive Dassault Falcon 10.^[1]

Falcon 2000DX

Updated model certified in 2007^[1] and based on the 2000EX EASy with the same PW308C turbofans.^[3]

Falcon 2000LX

Longer range 2009^[1] variant of the Falcon 2000EX EASy, with the addition of Aviation Partners Blended Winglets, giving it a range capability of 4000 NM.^[4]

Falcon 2000 MRA

Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft (maritime patrol and surveillance aircraft) version proposed to French Naval Aviation to replace its naval Falcon 50 Surmar and Falcon 200 Gardian.^[5]

Operators

A Falcon 2000 of Volkswagen Air Service.

Civil operators

The aircraft is operated by private individuals, companies and executive charter operators. A number of companies also use the aircraft as part of fractional ownership programs.

Military operators

 Bulgaria

• 28th Air Detachment

 Slovenia

• Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence^{[citation needed]}

Specifications (Falcon 2000DX)

Data from Dassault Falcon^[3]

General characteristics

• Crew: Two
• Length: 20.23 m (66 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 19.33 m (63 ft 5 in)
• Height: 7.06 m (23 ft 2 in)
• Wing area: 49 m² (527 ft²)
• Empty weight: 9,405 kg (20,735 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 18,597kg (41,000lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308C turbofans, 7000lb () each

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 0.83-0.85
• Cruise speed: 851 km/h (470 knots, 530 mph) at 39,000ft (10,970 m) (Mach 0.80)
• Stall speed: 158 km/h (85 knots, 98 mph) (wheels and flaps down)
• Range: 6,020 km (3,250 nm) (6 passengers, Mach .80, NBAA IFR reserves)
• Service ceiling: 15,500 m (51,000 ft)
• Wing loading: 435kg/m² (91lb/ft²)

See also

• Dassault Falcon family
  

Related development

• Dassault Falcon 900
• Dassault Falcon 7X
  

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• Bombardier Challenger 605
• Gulfstream G450
• Embraer Legacy 600
  

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Type Certificate Data Sheet F2000, F2000EX". European Aviation Safety Agency. http://easa.europa.eu/ws_prod/c/doc/Design_Appro/Aircrafts/TCDS%20A.008%20Falcon%202000_2000EX%20(iss%202%20dtd%2023%20Apr%2009).pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-18. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Airliners.net description of the Falcon 2000
3. ^ ^{a b} Dassault Falcon 2000DX specifications
4. ^ Dassault Falcon 2000LX specifications
5. ^ Dassault présente un nouvel appareil pour remplacer les Falcon 50 et Guardian and Maquettes du Falcon 2000 MRA au salon IDEX 2009

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