Antonov An-72 vs Dassault Falcon 7X: Specs Compared

ASupport aircraft

Antonov An-72

Transport aircraft

Credit

Kirill Naumenko - Moscow City Spotters · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

Dassault Falcon 7X — licensed reference photograph

BSupport aircraft

Dassault Falcon 7X

Intercontinental business jet

Credit

N509FZ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Antonov An-72An-72 · Length

28.07 m

Length source ↗

Dassault Falcon 7XLength

23.38 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 32 rows sourced on both sides

28.07mAn-72 · Length

23.38m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

28.07 m

An-72 · Length

Single source

28.07 m (92 ft 1 in)^[source]

23.38 m

Length

Single source

23.38 m (76.08 ft)^[source]

31.89mAn-72 · Wingspan

26.21m

Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

31.89 m

An-72 · Wingspan

Single source

31.89 m (104 ft 7.5 in)^[source]

26.21 m

Wingspan

Single source

26.21 m (86 ft)^[source]

8.65mAn-72 · Height

7.83m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

8.65 m

An-72 · Height

Single source

8.65 m (28 ft 4.5 in)^[source]

7.83 m

Height

Single source

7.83 m (25.67 ft)^[source]

34.5tGross; An-72 · Gross weight

31.8tMaximum take-off; Maximum takeoff weight

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

19,050 kg

Empty; An-72 · Empty weight

Single source

34,500 kg

Gross; An-72 · Gross weight

Single source

19,050 kg (42,000 lb)^[source]

34,500 kg (76,058 lb)^[source]

31,751 kg

Maximum take-off; Maximum takeoff weight

Single source

31,751 kg (70,000 lb)^[source]

700km/hMaximum; An-72 · Maximum speed

850km/hCruise; Mach 0.8 (

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

700 km/h

Maximum; An-72 · Maximum speed

Single source

700 km/h (435 mph, 378 kn)^[source]

850 km/h

Cruise; Cruise speed · source measurement 2

Single source

849.733632 km/h

Cruise; Cruise speed · source measurement 3

Single source

850.068 km/h

Cruise; Mach 0.8 (

Single source

Mach 0.8 (459 kn; 850 km/h; 528 mph)^[source]

4,325kmAn-72 · Range

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Range

All recorded figures & sources

4,325 km

An-72 · Range

Single source

4,325 km (2,688 mi, 2,336 nmi)^[source]

63.9kN

28.48 kN (6,402 lbf)

Thrust

All recorded figures & sources

63.9 kN

An-72 · 2 × Lotarev D-36 series 1A Turbofan thrust each

Single source

2 × Lotarev D-36 series 1A Turbofan, 63.9 kN (14,330 lbf) thrust each^[source]

28.48 kN (6,402 lbf)^[source]

98.6m²An-72 · Wing area

70.7m²

Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

98.62 m²

An-72 · Wing area

Single source

98.62 m 2 (1,062 sq ft)^[source]

70.7 m²

Wing area

Single source

70.7 m 2 (761 sq ft)^[source]

10 000 м

15,545mCeiling

Service ceiling

All recorded figures & sources

10 000 м^[source]

15,545 m

Ceiling

Single source

15,545 m (51,000 ft)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Antonov An-72 and Dassault Falcon 7X configuration
Specification	Antonov An-72	Dassault Falcon 7X
Crew	five^[source]	Two^[source]
Type	Transport aircraft^[source]	Intercontinental business jet^[source]
National origin	Soviet Union^[source]	France^[source]
Manufacturer	Antonov^[source]	Dassault Aviation^[source]
Status	In service^[source]	—
Primary users	Russian Aerospace Forces Russian Navy Angolan Air Force Soviet Air Force (historical)^[source]	Air Alsie Flying Group Volkswagen AirService GmbH Shell Oil^[source]
Number built	133^[source]	289 (7X, Q1 2020), ~50 (8X, 2018)^[source]
Manufactured	1977–2002^[source]	2005–2023^[source]
First flight	31 August 1977 ( 1977-08-31 )^[source]	7X: 5 May 2005 8X: 6 February 2015^[source]
Developed into	Antonov An-71 Antonov An-74^[source]	—
Capacity	up to 52 passengers or 10 tonnes of cargo^[source]	12 to 16 passengers^[source]
Introduction date	—	7X: 15 June 2007 8X: 5 October 2016^[source]
Developed from	—	Dassault Falcon 900^[source]
Fuel capacity	—	14,488 kg (31,940 lb)^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Angola Reported operator · Equatorial Guinea Reported operator · Kazakhstan Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Sudan Reported operator · Ukraine	—

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Antonov An-72

Dassault Falcon 7X

Crew

five^[source]

Two^[source]

Type

Transport aircraft^[source]

Intercontinental business jet^[source]

National origin

Soviet Union^[source]

France^[source]

Manufacturer

Antonov^[source]

Dassault Aviation^[source]

Status

In service^[source]

—

Primary users

Russian Aerospace Forces Russian Navy Angolan Air Force Soviet Air Force (historical)^[source]

Air Alsie Flying Group Volkswagen AirService GmbH Shell Oil^[source]

Number built

133^[source]

289 (7X, Q1 2020), ~50 (8X, 2018)^[source]

Manufactured

1977–2002^[source]

2005–2023^[source]

First flight

31 August 1977 ( 1977-08-31 )^[source]

7X: 5 May 2005 8X: 6 February 2015^[source]

Developed into

Antonov An-71 Antonov An-74^[source]

—

Capacity

up to 52 passengers or 10 tonnes of cargo^[source]

12 to 16 passengers^[source]

Introduction date

—

7X: 15 June 2007 8X: 5 October 2016^[source]

Developed from

—

Dassault Falcon 900^[source]

Fuel capacity

—

14,488 kg (31,940 lb)^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Angola
Reported operator · Equatorial Guinea
Reported operator · Kazakhstan
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Sudan
Reported operator · Ukraine

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