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Measured figures
Length
Single source32.23 m (105 ft 9 in)[source]
Falcon 900B · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Antonov An-178 | Dassault Falcon 900 |
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| Type | Military transport aircraft[source] | Business jet[source] |
| National origin | Ukraine[source] | France[source] |
| Designer | Antonov[source] | — |
| Built by | Antonov Serial Production Plant[source] | — |
| Status | In development[source] |
20.21 m (66 ft 4 in)[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.
Active service, in production[source] |
| Number built | 1 as of 2020[source] | >500[source] |
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| First flight | 7 May 2015[source] | 21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )[source] |
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| Developed from | Antonov An-158[source] | Dassault Falcon 50[source] |
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| Capacity | 90 soldiers, 70 paratroopers, 48 on stretchers +15 seated, 8 medical modules and 12, or 16 tons of cargo, overload variant 18 tons.[source] | 19 passengers[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 14,650 kg (32,298 lb)[source] | 8,690 kg (19,160 lb)[source] |
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| Powerplant | 2 × Progress D-436 -148FM turbofans[source] | — |
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| Max landing weight | 47,000 kg (103,617 lb)[source] | — |
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| Thrust each | 73.55 kN (16,534 lbf)[source] | — |
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| Required field length (ISA, SL) | 2,500 m (8,200 ft)[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Antonov[source] | Dassault Aviation[source] |
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| Primary users | — | French Air and Space Force Japan Coast Guard Nigerian Air Force Royal Malaysian Air Force[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1984–present[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X[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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