Dassault Aviation Unveils Falcon 10X

Dassault Aviation unveiled the Falcon 10X on Thursday.

With a range of 7,500 nautical miles and a top speed of Mach 0.925, the Falcon 10X can fly nonstop from New York to Shanghai, Los Angeles to Sydney, Hong Kong to New York or Paris to Santiago.

The aircraft is expected to enter service at the end of 2025.

Dassault Chairman and CEO, Eric Trappier, said, “The Falcon 10X will offer an unrivalled passenger experience over both short and long-duration flights, along with breakthrough safety features from Dassault’s frontline fighter technology. We have optimized every aspect of the aircraft with the passenger in mind and established a new level of capability for ultra-long-range aircraft.”

The 10X will have a cabin cross section larger than some regional jets. Its cabin will be 6-feet, 8-inches (2.03 m) tall and 9 feet, 1 inch wide (2.77 m). That will make it almost 8 inches (20 cm) wider and 2 inches (5 cm) taller than the widest and tallest purpose-built business jet flying today.

The 10X is large enough to accommodate four cabin zones of equal length but owners can configure their cabin to create a truly customized interior, including for example, an expanded dining/conference area, a dedicated entertainment area with a large-screen monitor, a private stateroom with a queen-size bed or an enlarged master suite with a private stand-up shower.

Passengers will experiene a 3,000-foot cabin pressure altitude while flying at 41,000 feet, and a next-generation filtration system will provide 100-percent pure air.

The twin-engine aircraft will be powered by the in-development Rolls Royce Pearl 10X, the latest, largest and most powerful version of the Pearl series, delivering more than 18,000 pounds of thrust.

“The 10X will be more than just another big step forward in business aviation. It will be absolutely the best business jet available in the ultra-long-range category, and will remain so for a long time. We have set the bar for our new Falcon incredibly high,” said Trappier. “But I can confidently say that we have put this aircraft at the top of the market.”

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