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2011 Dassault Falcon 7X
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Representative imageUltra-long-range jet· One in stock now
The Falcon 7X was the aircraft that brought fly-by-wire to business aviation, and with close to 300 built it remains the most numerous large-cabin Falcon. Range is 5,950 NM at Mach 0.80 — comfortably intercontinental — and the trijet wing gives it the same short-field composure as the rest of the family.
The cabin is quiet, pressurised to a low cabin altitude, and typically arranged in three lounges for 12 to 14 passengers.
The aircraft
Dassault launched what became the Falcon 7X at the 2001 Paris Air Show, and built it unlike any business jet before: the whole aircraft was designed on a shared digital mockup, with no physical prototype tooling stage, drawing directly on the company's Mirage and Rafale fighter work. The headline transfer from the military side was digital flight control — the 7X was the first business jet with full fly-by-wire, wrapped around three PW307A engines and an all-new high-lift wing.
The first aircraft flew from Bordeaux-Mérignac on 5 May 2005, EASA and FAA type certification arrived together on 27 April 2007, and the first delivery followed that June. The combination of intercontinental range, fighter-derived handling protections and short-field composure found a ready market at a price below its American and Canadian rivals.
Production ran strongly from 2007 and had passed roughly 290 aircraft by 2020, making the 7X the most numerous large-cabin Falcon ever built. The type's flight deck moved to the EASy II standard from around 2010, and the stretched 8X took over the flagship position in 2016 — but the 7X's fleet size is now its quiet strength as a used purchase: plenty of comparable sales, deep engineering familiarity at Dassault service centres, and genuine choice at every budget level.
Key figures
Standard published figures for a typically equipped Dassault Falcon 7X. Individual airframes vary with configuration and modification — the specification on a listing is what governs.
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Where it reaches
Click the map to move the origin to your base and see how far the Falcon 7X reaches at 70, 90 and 100 per cent of published range.
The broker’s view
Because the 7X ran from 2007 to the type's replacement by the 8X, the used market spans a wide band of years, engine-programme states and pedigrees — which is exactly where a pre-purchase inspection and a broker who knows the airframes earn their fee. Well-maintained mid-life examples are among the strongest value-per-mile buys in the ultra-long-range class.
Ask about maintenance programme status first: on-programme engines and APU move a 7X's realisable price more than paint or interior ever will.
The family
The classic shorter trijet, still in production. Less range and an older-generation airframe, but the same cross-section and short-field character at a lower entry price — the in-family alternative when 5,950 NM is overkill.
In service from 2007. Early examples carry the original EASy flight deck; later and upgraded aircraft run EASy II with current mandate equipage. Software and avionics baseline matter more than cosmetic year-model differences, so verify them before comparing prices.
The 2016 stretch: around three and a half feet more cabin, PW307D engines, a reworked wing and 6,450 NM of range. Meaningfully more money on the used market — worth it only if the extra 500 NM changes which routes go non-stop.
Common questions
Published maximum range is 5,950 NM with reserves — around thirteen hours, linking Southern Africa to Western Europe or the Gulf to East Asia non-stop.
Three smaller engines burn less fuel than the class norm — the 7X is regularly cited as the most fuel-efficient aircraft in its category, though total costs depend heavily on programme coverage and utilisation.
Engine and APU programme enrolment, fly-by-wire software status, damage history and the completeness of records. A thorough pre-purchase inspection at a Dassault-authorised facility is non-negotiable.
The G550 carries further and comes from a larger fleet; the 7X is the newer design, with fly-by-wire, lower fuel burn and better short-field performance. If your routes fit within 5,950 NM and include demanding runways, the Falcon's case is strong. Beyond that, the Gulfstream's legs win.
Yes — unusually well for its class. The slatted wing gives low approach speeds, the type is approved for the steep approach into London City, and three engines help on hot-and-high departures. For African operators flying from high-elevation or shorter fields, this is often the deciding factor.
The EASy flight deck was upgraded to EASy II from around 2010, and much of the fleet has since been equipped for ADS-B and FANS datalink. Equipage varies aircraft by aircraft, though — confirm the exact avionics baseline and mandate status during pre-purchase rather than assuming it.
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