PygmalionOfCyprus
commented
2 years ago Added 495. I haven't changed the weights or range since I don't know what they'd be, and it's often not too different. OFC if/when we get more info we can update it then.
DB Selector
DB3K
Baseline
5220 (Falcon 7X, archange is a 8X)
Hypothetical
No
Name
Archange - Falcon 8X SIGINT
Country
France
Service
Air Force
In Commission
2025
Length (m)
24.5
Wingspan (m)
26.3
Height (m)
7.9
Empty Weight (kg)
17000
Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) (kg)
33000
Payload Weight (kg)
0
Crew
2
Propulsion
3x Pratt & Whitney Canada PW307-D
Rate of Climb (ft/min)
No response
Service Ceiling (ft)
51000
Military/Afterburner Speed (kt)
500
Cruise Speed (kt)
450
Supercruise
No
Ferry Range (nm)
6450
Endurance (min)
No response
Takeoff / Landing Distance (m)
1829 (MTOW) / 656(empty)
Fuel Capacity (kg)
15830
Sensors
1x Generic EXM (early 2020s) 1x generic SIGINT (early 2020s)
Mounts
None
Loadout Options
Comms/Datalinks
UHF radio Link 16 Link 22 military SATCOM
Aircraft Codes
Fly-by-Wire, Night Navigation (Ferry, Air-to-Air, Air-to-Surface Missiles)
Comments
Range/speed/endurance are for the Falcon 8X without the EW payload, they have to be reduced
Sources
https://www.dassault-aviation.com/en/group/press/press-kits/the-falcon-8x-archange-to-serve-the-french-air-force/
https://www.dassault-aviation.com/en/civil/falcon-family/falcon-8x/
French Air Force pdf (attached): https://www.defense.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/ministere-armees/Fiche%20LPM%20-%20A%C3%A9ronef%20sp%C3%A9cialis%C3%A9%20de%20recueil%20de%20renseignement%20et%20de%20surveillance%20%C3%A9lectronique%20%28ARCHANGE%29.pdf
Fiche LPM - Aéronef spécialisé de recueil de renseignement et de surveillance électronique (ARCHANGE).pdf