Beechcraft 1900 vs Dassault Falcon 900

ASupport aircraft

Beechcraft 1900

Regional airliner , cargo , and corporate aircraft

Dassault Falcon 900 — licensed reference photograph

BSupport aircraft

Dassault Falcon 900

Business jet

Credit

Luc Verkuringen · CC BY 3.0 · Resized · CC BY 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Beechcraft 1900Beechcraft 1900D · Length

17.62 m

Length source ↗

Dassault Falcon 900Falcon 900B · Length

20.21 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

18 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

17.62mBeechcraft 1900D · Length

20.21mFalcon 900B · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

17.62 m

Beechcraft 1900D · Length

Single source

57 ft 8 in (17.62 m)^[source]

20.21 m

Falcon 900B · Length

Single source

20.21 m (66 ft 4 in)^[source]

17.64mBeechcraft 1900D · Wingspan

19.33mFalcon 900B · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

17.64 m

Beechcraft 1900D · Wingspan

Single source

57 ft 9 in (17.64 m)^[source]

19.33 m

Falcon 900B · Wingspan

Single source

19.33 m (63 ft 5 in)^[source]

4.72mBeechcraft 1900D · Height

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Height

All recorded figures & sources

4.72 m

Beechcraft 1900D · Height

Single source

15 ft 5 in (4.72 m)^[source]

7.8tGross; Beechcraft 1900D · Gross weight

20.6t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4,932 kg

Empty; Beechcraft 1900D · Empty weight

Single source

7,814 kg

Gross; Beechcraft 1900D · Gross weight

Single source

7,764 kg

Maximum take-off; Beechcraft 1900D · Max takeoff weight

Single source

10,874 lb (4,932 kg)^[source]

17,227 lb (7,814 kg)^[source]

17,120 lb (7,764 kg)^[source]

10,255 kg

Empty; Falcon 900B · Empty weight

Single source

20,640 kg

Maximum take-off; Falcon 900B · Max takeoff weight

Single source

10,255 kg (22,608 lb)^[source]

20,640 kg (45,503 lb)^[source]

2Falcon 900B · Crew

CrewScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1 people

Beechcraft 1900D · 2 for airline operations

Single source

1 (2 for airline operations)^[source]

2 people

Falcon 900B · Crew

Single source

2^[source]

518km/h

950km/h

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

518 km/h

Cruise; Beechcraft 1900D · at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)

Single source

280 kn (322 mph, 518 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)^[source]

950 km/h

Cruise; Falcon 900B · Mach 0.85 (at 11,000 m (36,000 ft))

Single source

Mach 0.84–0.87^[source]

950 km/h (590 mph, 510 kn) ; Mach 0.85 (at 11,000 m (36,000 ft))^[source]

2,306kmFerry; Beechcraft 1900D · Ferry range

7,400kmFalcon 900B · with 8 passengers

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

707 km

Beechcraft 1900D · with 19 passenger payload

Single source

2,306 km

Ferry; Beechcraft 1900D · Ferry range

Single source

382 nmi (439 mi, 707 km) with 19 passenger payload^[source]

1,245 nmi (1,432 mi, 2,306 km)^[source]

7,400 km

Falcon 900B · with 8 passengers

Single source

7,400 km (4,600 mi, 4,000 nmi) with 8 passengers^[source]

955kW

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Power

All recorded figures & sources

955 kW

Beechcraft 1900D · 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67D turboprops , 1,279 shp ( ) each

Single source

2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67D turboprops , 1,279 shp (955 kW) each^[source]

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21.1kN

Thrust

All recorded figures & sources

21.13 kN

Falcon 900B · 3 × Honeywell TFE731 -5BR-1C turbofans thrust each

Single source

3 × Honeywell TFE731 -5BR-1C turbofans , 21.13 kN (4,750 lbf) thrust each^[source]

7,620mBeechcraft 1900D · Service ceiling

15,500mFalcon 900B · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

7,620 m

Beechcraft 1900D · Service ceiling

Single source

25,000 ft (7,620 m)^[source]

15,500 m

Falcon 900B · Service ceiling

Single source

15,500 m (50,900 ft)^[source]

13m/sBeechcraft 1900D · 2,615 ft/min (

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Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

13.28 m/s

Beechcraft 1900D · 2,615 ft/min (

Single source

2,615 ft/min (13.28 m/s)^[source]

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49m²Falcon 900B · Wing area

Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

49 m²

Falcon 900B · Wing area

Single source

49.0 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.

Configuration

Details

Beechcraft 1900 and Dassault Falcon 900 configuration
Specification	Beechcraft 1900	Dassault Falcon 900
Type	Regional airliner , cargo , and corporate aircraft^[source]	Business jet^[source]
Manufacturer	Beech Aircraft Corporation Raytheon Aircraft Company^[source]	Dassault Aviation^[source]
Status	In service^[source]	Active service, in production^[source]
Primary users	Ameriflight Alpine Air Express Central Mountain Air Propair^[source]	French Air and Space Force Japan Coast Guard Nigerian Air Force Royal Malaysian Air Force^[source]
Number built	695^[source]	>500^[source]
Manufactured	1982–2002^[source]	1984–present^[source]
Introduction date	February 1984^[source]	—
First flight	September 3, 1982^[source]	21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )^[source]
Developed from	Beechcraft Super King Air^[source]	Dassault Falcon 50^[source]
Capacity	19 passengers and 6,356 lb (2,882 kg) useful load^[source]	19 passengers^[source]
Fuel capacity	4,458 lb (2,022 kg)^[source]	8,690 kg (19,160 lb)^[source]
Fuel type	Jet A recommended, others usable^[source]	—
National origin	United States^[source]	France^[source]
Developed into	—	Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X^[source]
Aspect ratio	—	7.63:1^[source]
Stall speed	—	158 km/h (98 mph, 85 kn) (wheels and flaps down)^[source]

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Beechcraft 1900

Dassault Falcon 900

Type

Regional airliner , cargo , and corporate aircraft^[source]

Business jet^[source]

Manufacturer

Beech Aircraft Corporation Raytheon Aircraft Company^[source]

Dassault Aviation^[source]

Status

In service^[source]

Active service, in production^[source]

Primary users

Ameriflight Alpine Air Express Central Mountain Air Propair^[source]

French Air and Space Force Japan Coast Guard Nigerian Air Force Royal Malaysian Air Force^[source]

Number built

695^[source]

>500^[source]

Manufactured

1982–2002^[source]

1984–present^[source]

Introduction date

February 1984^[source]

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First flight

September 3, 1982^[source]

21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )^[source]

Developed from

Beechcraft Super King Air^[source]

Dassault Falcon 50^[source]

Capacity

19 passengers and 6,356 lb (2,882 kg) useful load^[source]

19 passengers^[source]

Fuel capacity

4,458 lb (2,022 kg)^[source]

8,690 kg (19,160 lb)^[source]

Fuel type

Jet A recommended, others usable^[source]

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National origin

United States^[source]

France^[source]

Developed into

—

Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X^[source]

Aspect ratio

—

7.63:1^[source]

Stall speed

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158 km/h (98 mph, 85 kn) (wheels and flaps down)^[source]