Cessna 182 Skylane vs Dassault Falcon 900

Cessna 182 Skylane — licensed reference photograph

ASupport aircraft

Cessna 182 Skylane

Light utility aircraft

Credit

Adrian Pingstone ( Arpingstone ) · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

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 182 SkylaneCessna 182T · Length

8.84 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 30 rows sourced on both sides

8.84mCessna 182T · Length

20.21mFalcon 900B · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

8.84 m

Cessna 182T · Length

Single source

29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)^[source]

20.21 m

Falcon 900B · Length

Single source

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

10.97mCessna 182T · Wingspan

19.33mFalcon 900B · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

10.97 m

Cessna 182T · Wingspan

Single source

36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)^[source]

19.33 m

Falcon 900B · Wingspan

Single source

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

2.84mCessna 182T · Height

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Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.84 m

Cessna 182T · Height

Single source

9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)^[source]

1.4t

20.6t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

894 kg

Empty; Cessna 182T · Empty weight

Single source

1,406 kg

Maximum take-off; Cessna 182T · Max takeoff weight

Single source

1,970 lb (894 kg)^[source]

3,100 lb (1,406 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]

1Cessna 182T · Crew

2Falcon 900B · Crew

CrewScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1 people

Cessna 182T · Crew

Single source

1^[source]

2 people

Falcon 900B · Crew

Single source

2^[source]

280km/hMaximum; Cessna 182T · Maximum speed

950km/h

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

269 km/h

Cruise; Cessna 182T · Cruise speed

Single source

280 km/h

Maximum; Cessna 182T · Maximum speed

Single source

150 kn (170 mph, 280 km/h)^[source]

145 kn (167 mph, 269 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]

1,720kmCessna 182T · Range

7,400kmFalcon 900B · with 8 passengers

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,720 km

Cessna 182T · Range

Single source

930 nmi (1,070 mi, 1,720 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

Cessna 182T · 1 × Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 air-cooled flat-six

Single source

1 × Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 air-cooled flat-six , 230 hp (170 kW)^[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]

16.2m²Cessna 182T · Wing area

49m²Falcon 900B · Wing area

Wing areaScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

16.2 m²

Cessna 182T · 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]

5,500mCessna 182T · Service ceiling

15,500mFalcon 900B · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

5,500 m

Cessna 182T · Service ceiling

Single source

18,100 ft (5,500 m)^[source]

15,500 m

Falcon 900B · Service ceiling

Single source

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

4.7m/sCessna 182T · 924 ft/min (

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Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

4.69 m/s

Cessna 182T · 924 ft/min (

Single source

924 ft/min (4.69 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 182 Skylane and Dassault Falcon 900 configuration
Specification	Cessna 182 Skylane	Dassault Falcon 900
Type	Light utility aircraft^[source]	Business jet^[source]
National origin	United States^[source]	France^[source]
Manufacturer	Cessna Aircraft Company^[source]	Dassault Aviation^[source]
Status	In production^[source]	Active service, in production^[source]
Number built	23,237+^[source]	>500^[source]
Manufactured	1956–1985, 1996–2012, 2015–present^[source]	1984–present^[source]
Introduction date	1956^[source]	—
First flight	10 September 1955^[source]	21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )^[source]
Developed from	Cessna 180^[source]	Dassault Falcon 50^[source]
Capacity	3 passengers^[source]	19 passengers^[source]
Propellers	3-bladed constant speed^[source]	—
Stall speed	49 kn (56 mph, 91 km/h)^[source]	158 km/h (98 mph, 85 kn) (wheels and flaps down)^[source]
Never exceed speed	175 kn (201 mph, 324 km/h)^[source]	—
Alternative designation	Cessna 182^[source]	—
Primary users	—	French Air and Space Force Japan Coast Guard Nigerian Air Force Royal Malaysian Air Force^[source]
Developed into	—	Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X^[source]
Fuel capacity	—	8,690 kg (19,160 lb)^[source]
Aspect ratio	—	7.63:1^[source]

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Cessna 182 Skylane

Dassault Falcon 900

Type

Light utility aircraft^[source]

Business jet^[source]

National origin

United States^[source]

France^[source]

Manufacturer

Cessna Aircraft Company^[source]

Dassault Aviation^[source]

Status

In production^[source]

Active service, in production^[source]

Number built

23,237+^[source]

>500^[source]

Manufactured

1956–1985, 1996–2012, 2015–present^[source]

1984–present^[source]

Introduction date

1956^[source]

—

First flight

10 September 1955^[source]

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

Developed from

Cessna 180^[source]

Dassault Falcon 50^[source]

Capacity

3 passengers^[source]

19 passengers^[source]

Propellers

3-bladed constant speed^[source]

—

Stall speed

49 kn (56 mph, 91 km/h)^[source]

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

Never exceed speed

175 kn (201 mph, 324 km/h)^[source]

—

Alternative designation

Cessna 182^[source]

—

Primary users

—

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

Developed into

—

Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X^[source]

Fuel capacity

—

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

Aspect ratio

—

7.63:1^[source]