Beautifully painted dassault falcon 900 landing arrival and shutdown
The Dassault Falcon 900 is a French-built corporate jet aircraft made by Dassault Aviation. Together with its larger sibling, the Falcon 7X, in 2008 they were the only trijets in production. Both aircraft are notable in featuring an S-duct central engine.
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Development
The Falcon 900 is a development of the Falcon 50, itself a development of the earlier Falcon 20. The Falcon 900 design incorporates composite materials.
Improved models include the Falcon 900-B, featuring improved engines and increased range, and the Falcon 900EX featuring further improvements in engines and range and an all-glass flight deck. The Falcon 900C is a lower-cost companion to the Falcon 900EX and replaces the Falcon 900B. Later versions are the Falcon 900EX EASy and the Falcon 900DX. At EBACE 2008, Dassault announced another development of the 900 series; the Falcon 900LX incorporating High Mach Blended Winglets designed by Aviation Partners Inc. The same winglets are certified for the entire Falcon 900 series as a retrofit kit.
Operational service
The Falcon 900 is used by the Escadron de transport, d'entrainement et de calibration, which is in charge of transportation for officials of the French state.
Variants
Falcon 900
Original production. Powered by three 20 kN (4,500 lbf) Garrett TFE731-5AR-1C turbofan engines.
Falcon 900 MSA
Maritime patrol version for Japan Coast Guard. Equipped with search radar and hatch for dropping rescue stores.
Falcon 900B
Revised production version from 1991. Powered by 21.13 kN (4,750 lbf) TFE731-5BR-1C engines.
Falcon 900EX
Long range version, with 22.24 kN (5,000 lbf) TFE731-60 engines and more fuel to give range of 8,340 km (4,501 nm; 5,180 miles). Improved avionics (Honeywell Primus). Entered service 1996.
Falcon 900C
Replacement for 900B with improved avionics. Introduced 2000.
Falcon 900DX
Current medium-range production type. TFE731-60 engines.
Falcon 900LX
Variant of EX fitted with Blended Winglets designed by Aviation Partners Inc.. Improved range of 4,750 nmi (8,800 km).
VC-900A
Italian military designation for the 900EX.
VC-900B
Italian military designation for the 900EASY.
Civil operators
A wide range of private owners, businesses and small airlines operate Falcon 900s.
Government of Malawi - A Falcon 900EX purchased in 2009 as a presidential jet, was sold in 2013.
Military of Malawi
Monaco
Government of Monaco, replaced by a Falcon 7X
Accidents and incidents
On September 14, 1999, a Falcon 900B operating for the Greek Government and registered SX-ECH was descending to land at Bucharest, Romania, when the autopilot disengaged and several pilot-induced oscillations occurred. The impact of unfastened passengers with the cabin and aircraft furniture resulted in fatal injuries to 7 passengers, serious injuries to 2 and minor to another 2. Among the victims was Giannos Kranidiotis, then alternate foreign minister for Greece.
Specifications (Falcon 900B)
Data from Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory
