N204WS1981 Dassault Falcon 10

Overview

This airframe, registered as N204WS, is a 1981-built Dassault Falcon 10 with serial number 181. The jet is listed in U.S. registry and is registered to Premier Aircraft LLC of East Alton, Illinois, USA, which appears as the current owner and operator/home base for the airframe. Condition and configuration notes indicate a typical retrofitted executive fit and avionics commonality with Collins-series suites on similar airframes.

Operations & Cabin

The cabin in this particular Falcon 10 is described in the typical executive layout with 6-8 passenger seats, a forward galley and a belted lavatory opposite the entry, while broker-configurable seating can be arranged up to the FAA-stated capacity of 11. Avionics fitment is commonly Collins-series equipment on retrofitted airframes, although actual installation varies by individual aircraft and is not uniquely enumerated here. Operationally the jet’s mission set aligns with short-to-medium range executive transport and on-demand charter legs within its 1,620 nm radius and high-speed cruise capability of 452 kts, based from the owner’s East Alton, IL vicinity. Maintenance considerations follow the TFE731 operator support and older airframe corrosion and avionics upgrade cycles typical of early-1980s business jets.

Model & Market Context

The Dassault Falcon 10 occupies a light-cabin, high-speed niche among late Cold-War-era French business jets, offering transregional range and a 45,000 ft ceiling that competes with contemporaries in the light-to-mid light jet category. Competing models historically include small-cabin jets equipped with comparable TFE731-series powerplants; buyer and charter demand for such vintage airframes depends heavily on condition, avionics modernization and engine program status.