Cessna Citation Sovereign vs Dassault Falcon 20

Cessna Citation Sovereign — licensed reference photograph

ASupport aircraft

Cessna Citation Sovereign

Business jet

Credit

Rafael Luiz Canossa · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

Dassault Falcon 20 — licensed reference photograph

BSupport aircraft

Dassault Falcon 20

Business jet

Credit

Aeroprints.com · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Cessna Citation SovereignCitation Sovereign+ · Length

19.35 m

Length source ↗

Dassault Falcon 20Falcon 20F · Length

17.15 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

21 of 31 rows sourced on both sides

19.35mCitation Sovereign+ · Length

17.15mFalcon 20F · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

19.35 m

Citation Sovereign+ · Length

Single source

63 ft 6 in (19.35 m)^[source]

17.15 m

Falcon 20F · Length

Single source

17.15 m (56 ft 3 in)^[source]

22.04mCitation Sovereign+ · Wingspan

16.3mFalcon 20F · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

22.04 m

Citation Sovereign+ · Wingspan

Single source

72 ft 4 in (22.04 m)^[source]

16.3 m

Falcon 20F · Wingspan

Single source

16.30 m (53 ft 6 in)^[source]

6.2mCitation Sovereign+ · Height

5.32mFalcon 20F · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

6.2 m

Citation Sovereign+ · Height

Single source

20 ft 4 in (6.20 m)^[source]

5.32 m

Falcon 20F · Height

Single source

5.32 m (17 ft 5 in)^[source]

14t

13t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

8,271 kg

Empty; Citation Sovereign+ · Empty weight

Single source

13,959 kg

Maximum take-off; Citation Sovereign+ · Max takeoff weight

Single source

18,235 lb (8,271 kg)^[source]

30,775 lb (13,959 kg)^[source]

7,530 kg

Empty; Falcon 20F · Empty weight

Single source

13,000 kg

Maximum take-off; Falcon 20F · Max takeoff weight

Single source

2Citation Sovereign+ · Crew

2Falcon 20F · Crew

CrewScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2 people

Citation Sovereign+ · Crew

Single source

2^[source]

2 people

Falcon 20F · Crew

Single source

2^[source]

850km/h

862km/h

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

850 km/h

Cruise; Citation Sovereign+ · Cruise speed

Single source

Mach 0.80^[source]

460 kn (530 mph, 850 km/h)^[source]

750 km/h

Cruise; Falcon 20F · at 12,200 m (40,000 ft) (econ. cruise)

Single source

862 km/h

Maximum; Falcon 20F · at 7,620 m (25,000 ft) (max cruise)

Single source

862 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]

5,900kmCitation Sovereign+ · Range

3,350kmFalcon 20F · Range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

5,900 km

Citation Sovereign+ · Range

Single source

3,200 nmi (3,700 mi, 5,900 km)^[source]

3,350 km

Falcon 20F · Range

Single source

3,350 km (2,080 mi, 1,810 nmi)^[source]

26.3kN

20kN

ThrustScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

26.28 kN

Citation Sovereign+ · 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306D turbofans thrust each

Single source

2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306D turbofans, 5,907 lbf (26.28 kN) thrust each^[source]

20 kN

Falcon 20F · 2 × General Electric CF700 -2D-2 turbofans thrust each

Single source

2 × General Electric CF700 -2D-2 turbofans , 20 kN (4,500 lbf) thrust each^[source]

50.4m²Citation Sovereign+ · Wing area

41m²Falcon 20F · Wing area

Wing areaScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

50.4 m²

Citation Sovereign+ · Wing area

Single source

543 sq ft (50.4 m 2 )^[source]

41 m²

Falcon 20F · Wing area

Single source

41.00 m 2 (441.3 sq ft)^[source]

14,000mCitation Sovereign+ · Service ceiling

12,800mFalcon 20F · absolute ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

14,000 m

Citation Sovereign+ · Service ceiling

Single source

47,000 ft (14,000 m)^[source]

12,800 m

Falcon 20F · absolute ceiling

Single source

12,800 m (42,000 ft) (absolute ceiling)^[source]

21m/sCitation Sovereign+ · 4,083 ft/min (

—

Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

20.74 m/s

Citation Sovereign+ · 4,083 ft/min (

Single source

4,083 ft/min (20.74 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 Citation Sovereign and Dassault Falcon 20 configuration
Specification	Cessna Citation Sovereign	Dassault Falcon 20
Type	Business jet^[source]	Business jet^[source]
Manufacturer	Cessna ( Textron Aviation )^[source]	Dassault Aviation^[source]
Status	In service^[source]	Out of production, in active service^[source]
Number built	349 Sovereign , 94 Sovereign+^[source]	512^[source]
Manufactured	2004–2021^[source]	1965–1991^[source]
First flight	February 2002^[source]	4 May 1963^[source]
Developed from	Cessna Citation Excel^[source]	—
Developed into	Cessna Citation Latitude^[source]	Dassault Falcon 10 Dassault Falcon 50^[source]
Capacity	12 passengers / 2,765 lb (1,254 kg) payload^[source]	8–14 passengers^[source]
Aspect ratio	9.64^[source]	6.4:1^[source]
Fuel capacity	11,390 lb (5,166 kg) / 1,700 gal (6,435 L)^[source]	5,200 L (1,100 imp gal; 1,400 US gal)^[source]
Cabin	68 in (1.73 m) height, 66 in (1.68 m) width^[source]	—
Wing sweep	16.3°^[source]	—
Wing loading	56.7 lb/sq ft (277 kg/m 2 )^[source]	—
Takeoff distance	3,530 ft (1,076 m)^[source]	—
Landing distance	2,600 ft (792 m)^[source]	—
National origin	United States^[source]	France^[source]
Primary users	—	Federal Express (formerly) French Navy United States Coast Guard^[source]
Introduction date	—	3 June 1965^[source]
Stall speed	—	152 km/h (94 mph, 82 kn)^[source]

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Cessna Citation Sovereign

Dassault Falcon 20

Type

Business jet^[source]

Manufacturer

Cessna ( Textron Aviation )^[source]

Dassault Aviation^[source]

Status

In service^[source]

Out of production, in active service^[source]

Number built

349 Sovereign , 94 Sovereign+^[source]

512^[source]

Manufactured

2004–2021^[source]

1965–1991^[source]

First flight

February 2002^[source]

4 May 1963^[source]

Developed from

Cessna Citation Excel^[source]

—

Developed into

Cessna Citation Latitude^[source]

Dassault Falcon 10 Dassault Falcon 50^[source]

Capacity

12 passengers / 2,765 lb (1,254 kg) payload^[source]

8–14 passengers^[source]

Aspect ratio

9.64^[source]

6.4:1^[source]

Fuel capacity

11,390 lb (5,166 kg) / 1,700 gal (6,435 L)^[source]

5,200 L (1,100 imp gal; 1,400 US gal)^[source]

Cabin

68 in (1.73 m) height, 66 in (1.68 m) width^[source]

—

Wing sweep

16.3°^[source]

—

Wing loading

56.7 lb/sq ft (277 kg/m 2 )^[source]

—

Takeoff distance

3,530 ft (1,076 m)^[source]

—

Landing distance

2,600 ft (792 m)^[source]

—

National origin

United States^[source]

France^[source]

Primary users

—

Federal Express (formerly) French Navy United States Coast Guard^[source]

Introduction date

—

3 June 1965^[source]

Stall speed

—

152 km/h (94 mph, 82 kn)^[source]