Dassault Falcon 2000EX

Type (Muster)
Long-range business-jet (Geschäftsreiseflugzeug)

Country (Land)
France (Frankreich)

Manufacturer (Hersteller)
Dassault Aviation
78, Quai Marcel Dassault
92552 St. Cloud Cedex
France

Phone: 0033-1/4711-8695
Fax: 0033-1/4711-8740

General (Allgemeine Angaben)
Crew (Besatzung): 2
Passengers (Passagiere): Ten to 19 passengers, depending on cabin arrangements.

Power plant (Antrieb): 2 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308C with FADEC
Thrust (Schub): 2 x 31,1 kN (7000 lbs) at sea level, ISA + 15 deg C
TBO: 7000 hours

Dimensions (Abmessungen)
Length (Länge): 20,23 m
Height (Höhe): 7,06 m
Span (Spannweite): 19,33 m
Wing area (Flügelfläche): 49 sq m
Wing sweep at quarter chord (Flügelpfeilung): 29 deg

Cabin length (Kabinenlänge): 7,98 m
Cabin width (Kabinenbreite): 2,34 m
Cabin height (Kabinenhöhe): 1,87 m
Cabin volume (Kabinenvolumen): 29 cu m
Baggage volume (Gepäckraumvolumen): 4 cu m or 5,4 cu m as an option

Weights (Massen)
Basic operating weight (Betriebs-Leermasse): 10505 kg
Max. usable fuel (Max. Kraftstoff): 7245 kg (2384 US gal)
Max. zero-fuel weight (max. Masse ohne Kraftstoff): 13470 kg
Max. ramp weight (Max. Rollmasse): 18552 kg
Max. take-off weight (Max. Startmasse): 18460 kg
Max. landing weight (Max. Landemasse): 17370 kg

Performance (Flugleistungen)
Max. operating Mach number (Max. Machzahl): Mach 0.85 - 0.86
Normal cruise speed (normale Reisegschw.): Mach 0.8 / 850 km/h TAS
Initial cruise altitude (Anfangs-Reiseflughöhe): 12495 m (41000 ft)
Time to climb to 41000 ft (Steigzeit auf 41000 ft): 21 min
Max. certified altitude (Max. zugelassene Flughöhe): 14330 m (47000 ft)
Balanced field length (Startstrecke): 1755 m at max. take-off weight
Landing field length (Landestrecke): 802 m with six passengers and NBAA IFR reserves
Range (Reichweite):
- 7037 km (3800 NM) at Mach 0.8, with 6 pax, NBAA IFR reserves
g-limits: + 2,6/-1 g

Costs (Kosten)
The Falcon 2000EX will cost about 10 per cent more than a Falocn 2000, that is 22 to 24 million US-Dollars.

Customers (Kunden)
Executive Jet has an agreement for 25 plus 25 options, signed on 18 April 2001 at the EBACE in Geneva.

Remarks (Bemerkungen)
The 2000EX is a longer-range version of the popular Falcon 2000, which will remain in production in parallel. It provides 25 per cent more range. This increase is made possible by the new PW308C turbofans as well as a 3815 lbs increase in the fuel capacity (+ 31 per cent). The main benefit is to allow westbound nonstop flights from Paris or London to the east coast of the United States, even with strong winter headwinds. Because of the higher operating weights, the Falcon 2000EX uses a heavier duty landing gear and brake system.
The Falcon 2000EX will get the new EASy flight deck from about 2004.

History (Geschichte)
The Falcon 2000EX was launched in October 1999, and officially unveiled at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) conference in New Orleans on 10 October 2000.
At the EBACE show in Geneva on 18 April 2001, Executive Jet signed an agreement for 50 aircraft plus 50 options for its NetJets fractional ownership programme. This deal is said to be worth up to 1,3 billion US-Dollars. This was Dassaults largest civil contract since 1963.
The first Falcon 2000EX was shown to the press in July 2001 at Bordeaux-Mérignac.
On 25 October 2001, the aircraft took to the skies above Mérignac, France, for a one hour, 45-minute first flight. Test pilots Patrick Experton and Hervé Laverne took the plane to an altitude of 35,000 feet and a maximum airspeed of .82 Mach during the flight. The Falcon 2000EX, s/n 001, performed a series of engine and systems tests and demonstrated excellent low-speed flying qualities.
Both JAA and FAA certification is expected by third quarter 2002, closely followed by the first deliveries of the Falcon 2000EX equipped with Collins ProLine IV avionics in the second quarter of 2003. The EASy flight deck-equipped 2000EXs will start deliveries in 2004.

Last updated 20 November 2001

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