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In 1974, US demand for longer range flight prompted Dassault to design a new aircraft. The super midsize Falcon 50 was a substantial upgrade of the Falcon 20 twinjet, and became the Falcon family’s first transoceanic aircraft. It features a trijet layout with an S-duct air intake for the central engine.
The Falcon 50 completed its maiden flight in Mérignac on 7 November, 1976 powered by three Garrett TFE 731-3 engines.
A second prototype with supercritical wings first flew on 18 February, 1978, and a pre-production aircraft flew on 13 June, 1978.
French airworthiness certification was granted on 27 February, 1979 followed by FAA certification on 7 March. The first customer deliveries began in July of that year.
Industrial production had begun in November 1976. Aerospatiale was in charge of the fuselage and built just over half of the airframe at its plant in Saint-Nazaire. The wings were built at Dassault’s plant in Colomiers and assembly took place in Mérignac.
The last Falcon 50 rolled off the line in 1996 following the April 1995 launch of the Falcon 50EX. The EX flew higher and faster with increased range and upgraded avionics. It was equipped with three new engines; AlliedSignal TFE 731-40s with increased thrust, improved specific fuel consumption and lower maintenance costs.
The EX made its first flight on 10 April, 1996 and deliveries commenced in 1997 following French and US certification in November and December 1996 respectively. The first delivery was made the following January. Production ceased in early 2008 at 100 units.
Includes Falcon 50EX
| World fleet | Charter fleet | Typical pax | Cabin volume | Cruise | Range | Years | |
| Falcon 50-40 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 705 cu ft | 459 kts | 2,921 nm | 1979 - 1995 |
| Falcon 50 | 177 | 37 | 9 | 705 cu ft | 431 kts | 3,057 nm | 1980 - 1996 |
| Falcon 50-4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 710 cu ft | 458 kts | 1980 - 1996 | |
| Falcon 50EX | 100 | 20 | 9 | 705 cu ft | 459 kts | 3,223 nm | 1997 - 2008 |
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| 07/12/2022 | EASA: 10080840. F900 EVASAN stretchers installation. Installation of four (4) universal convertible stretchers, four (4) oxygen racks (without oxygen bottles) and relative cabin adaptation.
Falcon 900EX, Falcon 50, Falcon 900 STC holder: Aerotec & Concept |
| 15/05/2022 | EASA: 10077190. Install RDR-7000 weather radar on MF900. Installation of the Honeywell RDR-7000 weather radar system on Dassault Aviation Mystere-Falcon 900.
Falcon 900EX, Falcon 50, Falcon 900 STC holder: Honeywell Aerospace |
| March 21, 2024 | Avidyne upgrades LPV for Falcon 50 |
| March 14, 2024 | Duncan harnesses in-house capabilities to complete Falcon 50 |
| October 27, 2023 | MC2 gains STC for Falcon 50 InSight upgrade with Universal Avionics |
| July 1, 2023 | West Star Chattanooga authorised as API winglet installer for Falcons |
| January 16, 2023 | SEA offers GI 275 as cost-effective Part 25 ESI replacement |
| June 11, 2022 | Harmony completes heavy check on Falcon 50 |
| May 5, 2022 | Duncan Aviation expands API blended winglet authorisation |
| February 28, 2022 | Thomas Global upgrades drop-in LCD display for Pro Line 4 |
| October 8, 2021 | UA provides InSight for the past year |
| August 26, 2021 | TMx approved to work on Falcon 50 and Hawker 800 |
| June 26, 2021 | Mid-Canada Mod Center selects UA's InSight solution |
| June 25, 2021 | Chicago Jet Group and Latitude Technologies team up |
| June 24, 2021 | StandardAero continues apace with Falcon installations |
| December 7, 2020 | Jet Aviation demonstrates ‘breadth and scope’ with Falcon 4C |
| December 7, 2020 | UA having a field day with InSight display systems |
| October 6, 2020 | C&L signs with Thomas Global for CRT display |
| May 17, 2020 | EAP defers minimum hour requirement to help operators |
| March 26, 2019 | Dassault selects GlobalJet Services to support legacy Falcons |
| December 30, 2018 | USB charger is approved for Falcon 50 |
| November 19, 2018 | CJG selects Universal Avionics for data link solution |
| August 30, 2018 | Elite Jet finds favour with Falcons |
| August 1, 2017 | Nomad adds three to CAMO |
| August 4, 2015 | Albinati customer benefits from Ovation Select cabin upgrade on Falcon 50EX |
| July 10, 2013 | Global Jet believes 50EX with ProLine is a first |
| November 13, 2012 | Me & my aircraft; Super midsize jets: Latest models bring advanced technology to super midsize arena |
| April 10, 2012 | Medic'Air collects coma patient from Adelaide |
| September 1, 2011 | Medic’Air moves up to Falcon 50EX |
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