N579DN

This entry covers airframe N579DN, a Dassault-built business jet delivered in 1978 with serial number 388. Registered in the United States, the airframe is owned by SHORE CAPITAL AVIATION LLC, a corporate owner based in Chicago, IL, US, and operated from that location as its primary base. The aircraft is a factory-built Dassault Falcon 20F-5BR (manufacturer: Dassault-Breguet) fitted with an executive cabin and upgraded systems consistent with later business-jet refurbishments; registry actions and maintenance entries are recorded under the corporate owner. Condition highlights for this specific airframe emphasize a nine-passenger executive layout installed within a Falcon 50 interior shell and a modernized avionics suite suitable for continued charter or corporate utility.

The cabin of this airframe is arranged as a forward four-place club, a mid/cabin two-place club opposite a three-place divan, reflecting a nine-passenger executive configuration installed on a Falcon 50 interior shell; this layout supports small corporate groups, owner-flown missions, or on-demand charter operations. Avionics are a comprehensive Collins Pro Line 21 fit including four-tube 8×10" LCD displays, dual FMC-6000 flight management systems, dual GPS-4000S WAAS/LPV navigators, a TCAS TTR-4100 traffic system and EGPWS Mark VII terrain awareness, enabling modern RNAV/LPV procedures and enhanced situational awareness. Typical mission profiles for this airframe would leverage its 1,780 nm range and 405-knot cruise for medium-haul point-to-point trips; maintenance considerations reflect the twin TFE731-5BR series engines and the airframe’s late-1970s origin, requiring standard vintage-jet inspections and avionics support for Pro Line 21 components.

The airframe belongs to the Dassault Falcon 20 family, a fixed-wing multi-engine business jet lineage that historically occupies a niche for rugged, short-to-medium range corporate transport with respectable speed and ceiling. Competing models in similar missions include other light-cabin jets offering comparable cruise speeds and ranges; buyers and charter operators typically value the Falcon 20 series for its proven airframe and adaptable cabins. Resale and maintenance considerations for this specific airframe include sustaining the Honeywell TFE731 engine support and ensuring Pro Line 21 avionics lifecycle upgrades, while the Falcon 50 interior shell can be a marketable feature for executive appeal.