The Dassault Mystère/Falcon 10 is an early corporate jet aircraft developed by French aircraft manufacturer

Dassault Aviation Dassault Aviation SA () is a French Aerospace manufacturer, manufacturer of military aircraft and business jets. It was founded in 1929 by Marcel Dassault, Marcel Bloch as Société des Avions Marcel Bloch or "MB". After World War II, Marc ...

. Despite its numbering sequence it was actually developed after the

Falcon 20 The Dassault Falcon 20 is a French business jet developed and manufactured by Dassault Aviation. The first business jet developed by the firm, it became the first of a family of business jets to be produced under the same name; of these, both t ...

, and although it is sometimes considered as a scaled-down version of that aircraft, it was totally redesigned with a non-circular fuselage, a new wing with slotted flaps, a split passenger door and many simplified circuits compared to the Falcon 20. Production began in 1971 and ceased in 1989, but it remains a popular business jet on the second hand market. By 2018, Falcon 10s from the 1970s were priced at $300,000 to $600,000.

Variants

;Minifalcon : This was the original name of the Dassault Falcon 10. ; : Executive transport aircraft. ;Falcon 10MER : Transport and communications aircraft for the

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. ;Falcon 100: Designed to replace the Falcon 10, the Series 100 had an increased takeoff weight, larger luggage compartment, and glass cockpit.

Operators

Civil operators

; * Air Nunavut ; * Government of Croatia – Former operator.

Military operators

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- received seven Falcon 10 MER aircraft, of which six remain operational with Escadrille 57S as instrument trainers, VIP transports and liaison aircraft as of December 2020. ;

Specifications

References

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Details on Airliners.net

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