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EBACE 2011: Dassault Introduces Lower Cost Falcon 2000S

Dassault unveiled its latest Falcon business jet today here in Geneva on the eve of the EBACE show.

Dassault Falcon 2000S

By Thierry Dubois • Writer

May 16, 2011

Dassault unveiled its latest Falcon business jet today here in Geneva on the eve of the EBACE show. The new Falcon 2000S is very much aligned with the tough economic times, being a lower cost derivative of the Falcon 2000 that replaces the slow-selling Falcon DX, and may even compete with competitors’ smaller super-midsize jets.

The Falcon 2000S, priced below $25 million, retains the Falcon 2000LX’s cabin size, but its range has been cut to 3,350 nm (though still 100 nm more than the DX). Takeoff and landing performance is improved thanks to wing modifications.

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