The Mystère 30, equipped with two Lycoming ALF 502D jet engines made its first flight on May 11, 1973 at Mérignac piloted by Jean Coureau and Jerome Résal.
Falcon 30-40
After the first flights, it was decided to raise the capacity to 40 passengers (4 seats abreast). However, to conserve its original operating range, the aircraft needed a new wing. Two versions were then proposed for the same fuselage:
- Mystère 30 (30 passengers, 950 nm);
- Mystère 40 (40 passengers, 620 nm), in collaboration with Aérospatiale.
The completion of the Falcon 30 made it possible to solve complex aerodynamic and flight quality problems arising from the adaptation of a small aircraft with a large fuselage diameter, and heavy engines. These engines were relatively noisy, making them incompatible with the level of sound comfort passengers had come to expect.
Though orders had been taken at the 1973 Paris Air Show, the program was abandoned in 1975, as much due to the oil crisis as to the financial circumstances of the companies involved.