Book. “Dassault Falcon – Over Six Decades of French Innovation in Words and Pictures.”
Recently published by De Alk Publishers a book about the Dassault Falcon business jets. Since the first flight of the Mystère-Falcon 20 in 1963, the French manufacturer’s variants have proven to be a hit, resulting in over 2.750 deliveries more than sixty years later. The arrival of these successful business jets is thanks to the perseverance of Marcel Bloch, the founder of what is now Dassault Aviation. He also succeeded in integrating available technological developments early on into the development, construction, and maintenance of both civil and military aircraft.
This Dutch-language book focuses on the development and construction of the ten Falcon variants produced by Dassault Aviation in separate chapters, including “Falcons with a Story.”
There are special features to report about each type variant in Belgium and Holland, such as Falcons in service with the Belgian Air Force, the Philips Aviation Service, Shell, or the recent acquisition of F1 icon Max Verstappen (a Falcon 8X). Attention is also paid to CATIA, the production and maintenance of Falcons and the training of pilots. A separate photo section features “The other Dassaults,” including the Mercure, Hirondelle, Mirage, and Rafale.
The 176-page hardcover book is written by aviation journalist Ruud Vos and is published under the title “Dassault Falcon – Over six decades of French innovation in words and pictures.” ISBN: 978-90-59612853;
