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CC-150 Polaris · Length
Single sourceLength
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Airbus CC-150 Polaris | Dassault Falcon 900 |
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| Type | Strategic transport/VIP transport/tanker[source] | Business jet[source] |
| Manufacturer | Airbus[source] | Dassault Aviation[source] |
| Status | Active service (Being Retired)[source] | Active service, in production[source] |
| Primary users | Canadian Forces Royal Canadian Air Force[source] | French Air and Space Force Japan Coast Guard Nigerian Air Force Royal Malaysian Air Force |
Falcon 900B · Length
Single source20.21 m (66 ft 4 in)[source]
Empty; Empty weight
Single sourceGross; CC-150 Polaris · Gross weight · Maximum gross weight
Single sourceGross; Gross weight
Single source80,000 kg (176,370 lb)[source]
157,000 kg (346,126 lb)[source]
157,000 kg[source]CC-150 Polaris · Maximum gross weight
Empty; Falcon 900B · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Falcon 900B · Max takeoff weight
Single source2 × General Electric CF6-80C2A2 high bypass turbofan engines thrust each
Single source2 × General Electric CF6-80C2A2 high bypass turbofan engines, 220 kN (50,000 lbf) thrust each[source]
Falcon 900B · 3 × Honeywell TFE731 -5BR-1C turbofans thrust each
Single source3 × Honeywell TFE731 -5BR-1C turbofans , 21.13 kN (4,750 lbf) thrust each[source]
Falcon 900B · Wing area
Single source49.0 m 2 (527 sq ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Number built | 5 (all converted from Airbus A310-300)[source] | >500[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1992[source] | — |
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| Retired | 2023 (CC150T 15003), 2025 (CC150 15001)[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Airbus A310 MRTT[source] | Dassault Falcon 50[source] |
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| Successors | Airbus CC-330 Husky[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 194 passengers (up to) or 33,000 kg (73,000 lb) payload[source] | 19 passengers[source] |
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| National origin | — | France[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1984–present[source] |
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| First flight | — | 21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 8,690 kg (19,160 lb)[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 7.63:1[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 158 km/h (98 mph, 85 kn) (wheels and flaps down)[source] |
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