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Measured figures
An-12 · Length
Single source33.1 m (108 ft 7 in)[source]
Falcon 900B · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Antonov An-12 | Dassault Falcon 900 |
|---|---|---|
| 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] | Active service, in production[source] |
20.21 m (66 ft 4 in)[source]
An-12 · Height
Single source10.53 m (34 ft 7 in)[source]
Empty; An-12 · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; An-12 · Max takeoff weight
Single source28,000 kg (61,729 lb)[source]
61,000 kg (134,482 lb)[source]
Empty; Falcon 900B · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Falcon 900B · Max takeoff weight
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 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]
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 |
|---|
Soviet Air Forces (historical) Russian Air Force Ukraine Air Alliance Cavok Air[source] |
French Air and Space Force Japan Coast Guard Nigerian Air Force Royal Malaysian Air Force[source] |
| Number built | 1,248[source] | >500[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1957–1973[source] | 1984–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1959[source] | — |
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| First flight | 16 December 1957 ( 1957-12-16 )[source] | 21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )[source] |
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| Developed from | Antonov An-10[source] | Dassault Falcon 50[source] |
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| Developed into | Shaanxi Y-8[source] | Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X[source] |
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| Capacity | 20,000 kg (44,000 lb) payload / 60 paratroopers / 2x BMD-1 armoured vehicles[source] | 19 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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| National origin | — | France[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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