Eight years after the release of the successful Falcon 2000, Dassault released the Falcon 2000EX. It still had all of the components that made the Falcon 2000 great – economy, speed, a large cabin – but improved on all of these elements to make an even better jet.

The cabin of the Dassault Falcon 2000EX has a volume of more than 1,000 cubic feet and usually seats between eight and twelve passengers. In the standard eight-to-twelve seating arrangement, two seats can stretch out flat and combine so that passengers can actually lay down for a nap, just as they would do in a bed. 131 cubic feet of baggage space is available, a total of 1,600 pounds.

Two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308C engines supply the power for the Falcon 2000EX. They provide 7,000 pounds of thrust apiece (1,800 more than the Falcon 2000). At sea level, the Falcon 2000EX can take off in 5,585 feet, but needs 8,120 feet of runway at an altitude of 5,000 feet. Even though the Falcon 2000EX has a fuel capacity that is 3,800 pounds heavier than the Falcon 2000, it still manages to be just as economical as its predecessor but with a greater range, due largely to the more advanced technology of the Pratt & Whitney Canada engines.

The Falcon 2000EX’s high speed cruise is 482 knots at an altitude of 39,000 feet, and its long range cruise speed is 421 knots at 43,000 feet. It can climb directly to 37,000 feet in sixteen minutes. While carrying six passengers, the Falcon 200EX can fly 4,370 miles (3,850 nautical miles) at .80 Mach – 920 miles further than the Falcon 2000 is able to fly under the same conditions. Its cabin is rated to 8.8 psi, meaning it can maintain a sea level cabin at 25,300 feet.

It is no small feat that the Falcon 2000EX trumped its predecessor. At the time of the 2000’s release, few other private jets could complete trips of 3,450 miles at .80 Mach with eight passengers. For that matter, few jets offered as much passenger comfort as does the Falcon 2000, like seats that can be configured as beds. Dassault turned one of their great successes into an even better achievement with the Falcon 2000EX.