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Measured figures
An-12 · Length
Single source33.1 m (108 ft 7 in)[source]
Falcon 20F · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Antonov An-12 | Dassault Falcon 20 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cargo aircraft / military transport aircraft[source] | Business jet[source] |
| Manufacturer | Irkutsk Aviation Plant Tashkent Mechanical Plant[source] | Dassault Aviation[source] |
| Designer | Antonov[source] | — |
| Status | In service[source] | Out of production, in active service[source] |
17.15 m (56 ft 3 in)[source]
Cruise; An-12 · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; An-12 · Maximum speed
Single source660 km/h (410 mph, 360 kn)[source]
570 km/h (350 mph, 310 kn)[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 sourceAn-12 · 4 × Ivchenko AI-20L or AI-20M turboprop engines (4,000 shp) each equivalent
Single source4 × Ivchenko AI-20L or AI-20M turboprop engines, 3,000 kW (4,000 shp) each equivalent[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]
An-12 · 2,010 ft/min
Single source10.2 m/s (2,010 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users |
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Soviet Air Forces (historical) Russian Air Force Ukraine Air Alliance Cavok Air[source] |
Federal Express (formerly) French Navy United States Coast Guard[source] |
| Number built | 1,248[source] | 512[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1957–1973[source] | 1965–1991[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1959[source] | 3 June 1965[source] |
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| First flight | 16 December 1957 ( 1957-12-16 )[source] | 4 May 1963[source] |
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| Developed from | Antonov An-10[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Shaanxi Y-8[source] | Dassault Falcon 10 Dassault Falcon 50[source] |
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| Capacity | 20,000 kg (44,000 lb) payload / 60 paratroopers / 2x BMD-1 armoured vehicles[source] | 8–14 passengers[source] |
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| Guns | 2× 23 mm (0.906 in) Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 cannons in a tail turret (some aircraft)[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 4-bladed constant-speed reversible-pitch propellers[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Soviet Union[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 5,200 L (1,100 imp gal; 1,400 US gal)[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 6.4:1[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 152 km/h (94 mph, 82 kn)[source] |
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| National origin | — | France[source] |
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