Cessna 180 Skywagon vs Dassault Falcon 900

ASupport aircraft

Cessna 180 Skywagon

Light utility 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

Cessna 180 Skywagon1978 Cessna 180 II landplane · Length

7.85 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

16 of 31 rows sourced on both sides

7.85m1978 Cessna 180 II landplane · Length

20.21mFalcon 900B · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

7.85 m

1978 Cessna 180 II landplane · Length

Single source

25 ft 9 in (7.85 m)^[source]

20.21 m

Falcon 900B · Length

Single source

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

10.92m1978 Cessna 180 II landplane · Wingspan

19.33mFalcon 900B · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

10.92 m

1978 Cessna 180 II landplane · Wingspan

Single source

35 ft 10 in (10.92 m)^[source]

19.33 m

Falcon 900B · Wingspan

Single source

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

2.36m1978 Cessna 180 II landplane · Height

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Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.36 m

1978 Cessna 180 II landplane · Height

Single source

7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)^[source]

1.3t

20.6t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

771 kg

Empty; 1978 Cessna 180 II landplane · Empty weight

Single source

1,270 kg

Gross; 1978 Cessna 180 II landplane · Gross weight

Single source

1,700 lb (771 kg)^[source]

2,800 lb (1,270 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

one

2Falcon 900B · Crew

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

one^[source]

2 people

Falcon 900B · Crew

Single source

2^[source]

274km/h

950km/h

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

263 km/h

Cruise; 1978 Cessna 180 II landplane · Cruise speed

Single source

274 km/h

Maximum; 1978 Cessna 180 II landplane · Maximum speed

Single source

148 kn (170 mph, 274 km/h)^[source]

142 kn (163 mph, 263 km/h)^[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]

1,650km1978 Cessna 180 II landplane · Range

7,400kmFalcon 900B · with 8 passengers

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,650 km

1978 Cessna 180 II landplane · Range

Single source

890 nmi (1,020 mi, 1,650 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]

170kW

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Power

All recorded figures & sources

170 kW

1978 Cessna 180 II landplane · 1 × Continental O-470-U

Single source

1 × Continental O-470-U , 230 hp (170 kW)^[source]

—

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]

16.2m²1978 Cessna 180 II landplane · Wing area

49m²Falcon 900B · Wing area

Wing areaScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

16.2 m²

1978 Cessna 180 II landplane · Wing area

Single source

174 sq ft (16.2 m 2 )^[source]

49 m²

Falcon 900B · Wing area

Single source

49.0 m 2 (527 sq ft)^[source]

5,400m

15,500mFalcon 900B · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

5,400 m

1978 Cessna 180 II landplane · Service ceiling

Single source

17,700 ft (5,400 m)^[source]

15,500 m

Falcon 900B · Service ceiling

Single source

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

5.6m/s

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Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

5.6 m/s

1978 Cessna 180 II landplane · 1,100 ft/min (

Single source

1,100 ft/min (5.6 m/s)^[source]

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

Configuration

Details

Cessna 180 Skywagon and Dassault Falcon 900 configuration
Specification	Cessna 180 Skywagon	Dassault Falcon 900
Type	Light utility aircraft^[source]	Business jet^[source]
Manufacturer	Cessna^[source]	Dassault Aviation^[source]
Number built	6,193^[source]	>500^[source]
Manufactured	1953–1981^[source]	1984–present^[source]
Introduction date	1953^[source]	—
First flight	May 26, 1952^[source]	21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )^[source]
Variants	St-Just Cyclone St-Just Super-Cyclone^[source]	—
Developed into	Cessna 182 Skylane Cessna 185 Skywagon^[source]	Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X^[source]
Capacity	five passengers^[source]	19 passengers^[source]
Propellers	2-bladed constant speed, 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) diameter^[source]	—
Stall speed	48 kn (55 mph, 89 km/h)^[source]	158 km/h (98 mph, 85 kn) (wheels and flaps down)^[source]
Wing loading	16.1 lb/sq ft (79 kg/m 2 )^[source]	—
National origin	—	France^[source]
Status	—	Active service, in production^[source]
Primary users	—	French Air and Space Force Japan Coast Guard Nigerian Air Force Royal Malaysian Air Force^[source]
Developed from	—	Dassault Falcon 50^[source]
Fuel capacity	—	8,690 kg (19,160 lb)^[source]
Aspect ratio	—	7.63:1^[source]

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Cessna 180 Skywagon

Dassault Falcon 900

Type

Light utility aircraft^[source]

Business jet^[source]

Manufacturer

Cessna^[source]

Dassault Aviation^[source]

Number built

6,193^[source]

>500^[source]

Manufactured

1953–1981^[source]

1984–present^[source]

Introduction date

1953^[source]

—

First flight

May 26, 1952^[source]

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

Variants

St-Just Cyclone St-Just Super-Cyclone^[source]

—

Developed into

Cessna 182 Skylane Cessna 185 Skywagon^[source]

Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X^[source]

Capacity

five passengers^[source]

19 passengers^[source]

Propellers

2-bladed constant speed, 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) diameter^[source]

—

Stall speed

48 kn (55 mph, 89 km/h)^[source]

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

Wing loading

16.1 lb/sq ft (79 kg/m 2 )^[source]

—

National origin

—

France^[source]

Status

—

Active service, in production^[source]

Primary users

—

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

Developed from

—

Dassault Falcon 50^[source]

Fuel capacity

—

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

Aspect ratio

—

7.63:1^[source]