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Falcon 20F · Length
Single source17.15 m (56 ft 3 in)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Cessna Citation family | Dassault Falcon 20 |
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| Type | Business jet[source]Citation family | Business jet[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cessna[source]Citation family | Dassault Aviation[source] |
| Number built | 8,000[source]Citation family | 512[source] |
| Introduction date | 1972[source] |
Falcon 20F · Wingspan
Single source16.30 m (53 ft 6 in)[source]
Falcon 20F · Height
Single source5.32 m (17 ft 5 in)[source]
Falcon 20F · Crew
Single sourceCruise; Falcon 20F · at 12,200 m (40,000 ft) (econ. cruise)
Single sourceMaximum; Falcon 20F · at 7,620 m (25,000 ft) (max cruise)
Single source862 km/h (536 mph, 465 kn) at 7,620 m (25,000 ft) (max cruise)[source]
750 km/h (470 mph, 400 kn) at 12,200 m (40,000 ft) (econ. cruise)[source]
Falcon 20F · Range
Single source3,350 km (2,080 mi, 1,810 nmi)[source]
Falcon 20F · 2 × General Electric CF700 -2D-2 turbofans thrust each
Single source2 × General Electric CF700 -2D-2 turbofans , 20 kN (4,500 lbf) thrust each[source]
Falcon 20F · Wing area
Single source41.00 m 2 (441.3 sq ft)[source]
Falcon 20F · absolute ceiling
Single source12,800 m (42,000 ft) (absolute ceiling)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
3 June 1965[source] |
| First flight | 15 September 1969[source]Citation family | 4 May 1963[source] |
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| Variants | Citation I / I/SP Citation II/SII/Bravo Citation III-VI-VII Cessna Citation V/Ultra/Encore Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+/Ascend CitationJet/CJ series Citation Mustang Citation X Citation Sovereign Citation Latitude Citation Longitude Citation Hemisphere[source]Citation family | — |
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| Country of origin | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 13, row 8, cell 3; revision 1374043591; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Status | — | Out of production, in active service[source] |
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| Primary users | — | Federal Express (formerly) French Navy United States Coast Guard[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1965–1991[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Dassault Falcon 10 Dassault Falcon 50[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 8–14 passengers[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 5,200 L (1,100 imp gal; 1,400 US gal)[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 6.4:1[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 152 km/h (94 mph, 82 kn)[source] |
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| National origin | — | France[source] |
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