Dassault Falcon 30

The Dassault Falcon 30 was a prototype French jet regional airliner of the 1970s, developed by Dassault Aviation from the Falcon 20 business jet and made larger, with more powerful engines and room for about 40 passengers. Earlier proposals, the Mystère 30 of 1963 and the Falcon 20T of 1970, stalled for lack of a suitable engine; work restarted when the Avco Lycoming ALF 502 geared turbofan became available, which led to a longer forward fuselage, a new wing centre-section and a larger tail. The single prototype was completed in March 1973 and first flew on 11 May 1973 at Mérignac, then appeared at the Paris Air Show. No production followed. The prototype was later broken up, with its fuselage going to a technical school and then to an aviation museum in Aquitaine.