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Measured figures
L-29 · Length
Single source10.81 m (35 ft 6 in)[source]
Falcon 20F · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-29 Delfín | Dassault Falcon 20 |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft Light attack[source] | Business jet[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Dassault Aviation[source] |
| Designer | Ing. Zdeněk Rublič, Ing. Karel Tomáš and Ing. Jan Vlček[source] | — |
| Status | Limited service; popular civilian warbird[source] | Out of production, in active service[source] |
17.15 m (56 ft 3 in)[source]
Maximum; L-29 · at 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
Single source655 km/h (407 mph, 354 kn) at 5,000 m (16,400 ft)[source]
Cruise; Falcon 20F · at 12,200 m (40,000 ft) (econ. cruise)
Single sourceMaximum; Falcon 20F · at 7,620 m (25,000 ft) (max cruise)
Single source862 km/h (536 mph, 465 kn) at 7,620 m (25,000 ft) (max cruise)[source]
750 km/h (470 mph, 400 kn) at 12,200 m (40,000 ft) (econ. cruise)[source]
L-29 · 1 × Motorlet M-701c 500 turbojet thrust
Single source1 × Motorlet M-701c 500 turbojet , 8.7 kN (1,960 lbf) thrust[source]
Falcon 20F · 2 × General Electric CF700 -2D-2 turbofans thrust each
Single source2 × General Electric CF700 -2D-2 turbofans , 20 kN (4,500 lbf) thrust each[source]
L-29 · Endurance
Single source2 hr 30 min[source]
L-29 · 2,755 ft/min
Single source14.00 m/s (2,755 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | Soviet Air Force (historical) Czechoslovak Air Force (historical) Bulgarian Air Force (historical) Egyptian Air Force (historical)[source] | Federal Express (formerly) French Navy United States Coast Guard[source] |
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| Number built | 3,665[source] | 512[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1963–1974[source] | 1965–1991[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1961[source] | 3 June 1965[source] |
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| First flight | 5 April 1959[source] | 4 May 1963[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | 5.36:1[source] | 6.4:1[source] |
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| Airfoil | NACA63 2 A217 at root, NACA 64 2 A212 at tip[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 962 L (254 US gal; 212 imp gal), provision for 2× 150 L (40 US gal; 33 imp gal) external tanks[source] | 5,200 L (1,100 imp gal; 1,400 US gal)[source] |
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| Stall speed | 130 km/h (81 mph, 70 kn) (flaps down)[source] | 152 km/h (94 mph, 82 kn)[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | 820 km/h (510 mph, 440 kn)[source] | — |
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| Guns | 2x 7.62mm machine gun pods on hardpoints[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | — |
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| Rockets | 8× air-to-ground rockets[source] | — |
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| Bombs | 2× 100 kg (220 lb) bombs[source] | — |
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| Developed into | — | Dassault Falcon 10 Dassault Falcon 50[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 8–14 passengers[source] |
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| National origin | — | France[source] |
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