Cirrus SR20 vs Dassault Falcon 20: Specs Compared

Cirrus SR20 — licensed reference photograph

ASupport aircraft

Cirrus SR20

Light aircraft

Credit

Tomás Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA · 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

Cirrus SR20SR20-G3 · Length

7.92 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

16 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

7.92mSR20-G3 · Length

17.15mFalcon 20F · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

7.92 m

SR20-G3 · Length

Single source

26 ft 0 in (7.92 m)^[source]

17.15 m

Falcon 20F · Length

Single source

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

11.68mSR20-G3 · Wingspan

16.3mFalcon 20F · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

11.68 m

SR20-G3 · Wingspan

Single source

38 ft 4 in (11.68 m)^[source]

16.3 m

Falcon 20F · Wingspan

Single source

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

2.72mSR20-G3 · Height

5.32mFalcon 20F · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2.72 m

SR20-G3 · Height

Single source

8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)^[source]

5.32 m

Falcon 20F · Height

Single source

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

1.4tGross; SR20-G3 · Gross weight

13t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

964 kg

Empty; SR20-G3 · Empty weight

Single source

1,383 kg

Gross; SR20-G3 · Gross weight

Single source

2,126 lb (964 kg)^[source]

3,050 lb (1,383 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

1SR20-G3 · pilot

2Falcon 20F · Crew

CrewScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1 people

SR20-G3 · pilot

Single source

1 pilot^[source]

2 people

Falcon 20F · Crew

Single source

2^[source]

287km/hCruise; SR20-G3 · TAS

862km/h

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

287 km/h

Cruise; SR20-G3 · TAS

Single source

155 kn (178 mph, 287 km/h) TAS^[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]

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3,350kmFalcon 20F · Range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

3,350 km

Falcon 20F · Range

Single source

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

150kW

—

Power

All recorded figures & sources

150 kW

SR20-G3 · 1 × Continental IO-360-ES six cylinder, horizontally-opposed piston aircraft engine

Single source

1 × Continental IO-360-ES six cylinder, horizontally-opposed piston aircraft engine , 200 hp (150 kW)^[source]

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20kN

Thrust

All recorded figures & sources

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]

5,300mSR20-G3 · Service ceiling

12,800mFalcon 20F · absolute ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

5,300 m

SR20-G3 · Service ceiling

Single source

17,500 ft (5,300 m)^[source]

12,800 m

Falcon 20F · absolute ceiling

Single source

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

4.2m/sSR20-G3 · 828 ft/min (

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Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

4.21 m/s

SR20-G3 · 828 ft/min (

Single source

828 ft/min (4.21 m/s)^[source]

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41m²Falcon 20F · Wing area

Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

41 m²

Falcon 20F · Wing area

Single source

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

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

Configuration

Details

Cirrus SR20 and Dassault Falcon 20 configuration
Specification	Cirrus SR20	Dassault Falcon 20
Type	Light aircraft^[source]	Business jet^[source]
Manufacturer	Cirrus Aircraft^[source]	Dassault Aviation^[source]
Number built	2,084 (through 2025)^[source]	512^[source]
Manufactured	1999–present^[source]	1965–1991^[source]
First flight	21 March 1995^[source]	4 May 1963^[source]
Developed into	Cirrus SR22^[source]	Dassault Falcon 10 Dassault Falcon 50^[source]
Capacity	3 passengers (4 using 60/40 flex seating in post-2012 models)^[source]	8–14 passengers^[source]
Propellers	3-bladed^[source]	—
Stall speed	56 kn (64 mph, 104 km/h) CAS^[source]	152 km/h (94 mph, 82 kn)^[source]
National origin	United States^[source]	France^[source]
Status	—	Out of production, in active service^[source]
Primary users	—	Federal Express (formerly) French Navy United States Coast Guard^[source]
Introduction date	—	3 June 1965^[source]
Fuel capacity	—	5,200 L (1,100 imp gal; 1,400 US gal)^[source]
Aspect ratio	—	6.4:1^[source]

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Cirrus SR20

Dassault Falcon 20

Type

Light aircraft^[source]

Business jet^[source]

Manufacturer

Cirrus Aircraft^[source]

Dassault Aviation^[source]

Number built

2,084 (through 2025)^[source]

512^[source]

Manufactured

1999–present^[source]

1965–1991^[source]

First flight

21 March 1995^[source]

4 May 1963^[source]

Developed into

Cirrus SR22^[source]

Dassault Falcon 10 Dassault Falcon 50^[source]

Capacity

3 passengers (4 using 60/40 flex seating in post-2012 models)^[source]

8–14 passengers^[source]

Propellers

3-bladed^[source]

—

Stall speed

56 kn (64 mph, 104 km/h) CAS^[source]

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

National origin

United States^[source]

France^[source]

Status

—

Out of production, in active service^[source]

Primary users

—

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

Introduction date

—

3 June 1965^[source]

Fuel capacity

—

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

Aspect ratio

—

6.4:1^[source]