Specifications
AI Description
- Model: DASSAULT FALCON 50
- Condition: Used
- Location: Fort Worth, Texas
- Airframe Total Time: 8,501 hours
- Engine Maintenance Program: MSP Gold
- Engines: 3 x Garrett TFE731-3D-1C
- Engine 1: 10,592 hours, 6,492 cycles
- Engine 2: 10,768 hours, 6,877 cycles
- Engine 3: 10,457 hours, 6,473 cycles
- Auxiliary Power Unit: Honeywell GTCP 36-100A, 5,449 hours
- Avionics: ADS-B compliant, dual flight management systems, weather radar, TCAS-II, Honeywell Mark V EGPWS
- Additional Equipment: High-speed data/Wi-Fi, thrust reversers, cockpit voice recorder, flight data recorder
- Exterior: Painted in 2019, white with blue and gray stripes
- Interior: Completed in 2019, 9-passenger configuration, high-gloss wood veneer cabinetry, forward galley with coffeemaker, Airshow 400 entertainment system
- Inspection Status: Fresh 12-month inspection (March 2024), fresh 36-month inspection (March 2022), landing gear overhaul (March 2019)
About this Model
Overview
The Falcon 50 is a classic Dassault tri‑jet designed to combine intercontinental-style legs with access to a wider set of airports than many contemporaries. Its defining attributes are a third engine for added redundancy on remote and overwater routings, a wing optimized for higher-altitude cruise, and a systems philosophy aimed at dependable dispatch in varied weather and runway conditions. Today it typically appeals to operators who value range and routing flexibility in a proven airframe, and who are comfortable with legacy avionics and cabin standards relative to newer designs.
Mission Fit
In practical use, the Falcon 50 fits missions that mix longer stage lengths with airport access needs, including island, northern, or developing-region operations where alternates and weather can drive conservative planning. It can be an effective tool for transoceanic or transcontinental routing with appropriate equipment and approvals. It is less compelling when the mission is dominated by short hops, high-frequency charter-style cycles, or when passengers expect modern cabin amenities and low acoustic levels without upgrades.
Cabin
Cabin layout typically supports a club seating arrangement with an additional seating group aft, plus an enclosed lavatory. The cabin is generally regarded as comfortable for midsize-to-large-cabin class travel of its generation, with good baggage capacity and the ability to carry coats and catering equipment. Noise levels, cabin electronics, and connectivity depend heavily on refurbishment and avionics/cabin retrofit history; many aircraft have been updated with modern interiors and in-cabin power, while others remain largely original.