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Falcon 20F · Length
Single source17.15 m (56 ft 3 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dassault Falcon 20 | De Havilland Canada Dash 7 |
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| Type | Business jet[source] | STOL regional airliner[source] |
| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation[source] | de Havilland Canada[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in active service[source] | In limited service[source] |
| Primary users | Federal Express (formerly) French Navy United States Coast Guard[source] | Various airlines Canadian Forces United States Army Air Tindi |
80 ft 7.75 in (24.5809 m)[source]
Cruise; 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]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source231 kn (266 mph, 428 km/h)[source]
4 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-50 turboprop engines, 1,120 shp ( ) each
Single source4 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-50 turboprop engines, 1,120 shp (840 kW) each[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]
1,120 ft/min ( ) en-route, flaps and landing gear up
Single source1,120 ft/min (5.7 m/s) en-route, flaps and landing gear up[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Number built | 512[source] | 114[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1965–1991[source] | 1975–1988[source] |
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| Introduction date | 3 June 1965[source] | February 3, 1978[source] |
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| First flight | 4 May 1963[source] | March 27, 1975[source] |
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| Developed into | Dassault Falcon 10 Dassault Falcon 50[source] | De Havilland Canada Dash 8[source] |
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| Capacity | 8–14 passengers[source] | 50–54 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] | Canada[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 63A418 mod ; tip: NACA 63A415 mod[source] |
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| Take-off field length | — | 2,260 ft (689 m)[source] |
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| Landing field length | — | 1,950 ft (594 m)[source] |
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