Specifications For The Dassault Falcon 7X And 8X, Indonesian Jet Aircraft Will Transportation VVIP Passengers
YOGYAKARTA The specifications of the 7X and 8X Dassault Falcons have drawn the spotlight after their arrival in Indonesia. The Dassault Falcon 7X and 8X jets were purchased by the Government to strengthen the Indonesian National Army (TNI) in carrying out their duties.
As is known, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto inaugurated the use of two Dassault Falcon 7X and Falcon 8X jets at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, East Jakarta, Wednesday, December 28, 2022.
The two jets were flown from France to Dubai on Monday, December 26. After that, they were sent to Indonesia from Dubai, UAE.
As is known, Falcon 7X and Falcon 8x are jets made by Dassault Aviation in Bordeaux-Merignac, France. The Falcon 7X jet was created in 2005. The manufacturer claims the aircraft type is the world's first digital-tech Falcon and best-selling jet. Falcon 7X's success was then followed by Falcon 8X (2015).
Regarding specifications, Falcon 7X provides three crew members including pilots, co-pilots, and one flight attendant. In addition, the plane was able to COVER up 12 passengers. Meanwhile, Falcon 8X, which has a wider fuselage, is able to carry 16 passengers.
Despite the different sizes, Falcon 7X and 8X are equipped with three Canadian-made machines that allow flying at an altitude of 51,000 feet with a maximum operating speed of 370 kts/0.9mach.
The Falcon 7X has three Pratt & Whitney Canada PW307A engines. Each machine has a thrust of 6,400 lbf, so that a total of three machines have a thrust of 19,200 lbf.
Meanwhile, the Falcon 8X is equipped with three Pratt & Whitney Canada PW300 machines, each engine has a thrust of 6,722 lbf, bringing the total thrust of three engines to 20,166 lbf.
The engine installed on each aircraft carries a number of advantages, one of which is related to distance. Falcon 7X has flight durance for 10.5 hours, while for Falcon 8X it is 12 hours. While the distances that can be reached are 5,950 Nm and 6,450 Nm, respectively.
As for the cabin, the Falcon 8X cabin is longer than the 7X, which is 13 meters considering the fuselage is large. Meanwhile, the Falcon 7X has a cabin of 11.91 meters.
Regarding the price, according to Aviation Week Falcon 8X, it is priced starting from 58 million US dollars or around Rp. 870 billion.
Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto himself explained that the Indonesian government, especially the Indonesian Air Force (AU) would use it to carry out leadership duties so that its movement was faster.
"Two aircraft that we call a regional aircraft, this control command, are intended for the leadership element so that they can quickly move to carry out their leadership functions to support the TNI headquarters and the headquarters of the three forces. So, the leadership of the TNI, the head of the force, can have more speed to move," Prabowo said in Hanggar. Air Squadron 17, Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, quoted from Antara.
The jet Dassault Falcon 7X and 8X belonging to the Indonesian Air Force are gray with two red and white lines along the body. Meanwhile, in the tail there is a typical TNI AU identification roundel. In the future, the two aircraft will be operated by Air Squadron 17 at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base for VVIP passengers.
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