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Measured figures
Length
Single source26 m (85 ft 4 in)[source]
Falcon 900B · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Antonov An-8 | Dassault Falcon 900 |
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| Type | Military transport aircraft[source] | Business jet[source] |
| Manufacturer | Antonov[source] | Dassault Aviation[source] |
| Status | One in service with Uhuru Airlines[source] | Active service, in production[source] |
| Primary users | Soviet Air Force Aeroflot[source] | French Air and Space Force Japan Coast Guard Nigerian Air Force Royal Malaysian Air Force |
20.21 m (66 ft 4 in)[source]
2 × Ivchenko AI-20D turboprop engines (5,180 shp) each
Single source2 × Ivchenko AI-20D turboprop engines, 3,860 kW (5,180 shp) 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]
1,402 ft/min
Single source7.12 m/s (1,402 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Number built | ~151[source] | >500[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1956-1961[source] | 1984–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1958[source] | — |
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| First flight | 11 February 1956[source] | 21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )[source] |
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| Developed into | Antonov An-10[source] | Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X[source] |
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| Capacity | 48 persons / 11,000 kg (24,000 lb) max payload[source] | 19 passengers[source] |
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| Guns | One 23 mm cannon in the tail turret.[source] | — |
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| Aspect ratio | 11.7[source] | 7.63:1[source] |
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| Propellers | 4-bladed constant-speed propellers[source] | — |
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| National origin | Soviet Union[source] | France[source] |
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| Country of origin | Soviet Union[source] Soviet Union[source] | — |
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| Developed from | — | Dassault Falcon 50[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 8,690 kg (19,160 lb)[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 158 km/h (98 mph, 85 kn) (wheels and flaps down)[source] |
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