Dassault Falcon 20 vs Diamond DA62: Specs Compared

Dassault Falcon 20 — licensed reference photograph

ASupport aircraft

Dassault Falcon 20

Business jet

Credit

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

BSupport aircraft

Diamond DA62

Twin engine light aircraft

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Dassault Falcon 20Falcon 20F · Length

17.15 m

Length source ↗

Diamond DA62DA62 · Length

9.19 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

20 of 31 rows sourced on both sides

17.15mFalcon 20F · Length

9.19mDA62 · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

17.15 m

Falcon 20F · Length

Single source

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

9.19 m

DA62 · Length

Single source

9.19 m (30 ft 2 in)^[source]

16.3mFalcon 20F · Wingspan

14.55mDA62 · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

16.3 m

Falcon 20F · Wingspan

Single source

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

14.55 m

DA62 · Wingspan

Single source

14.55 m (47 ft 9 in)^[source]

5.32mFalcon 20F · Height

2.82mDA62 · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

5.32 m

Falcon 20F · Height

Single source

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

2.82 m

DA62 · Height

Single source

2.82 m (9 ft 3 in)^[source]

13t

2.3t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

7,530 kg

Empty; Falcon 20F · Empty weight

Single source

13,000 kg

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

Single source

7,530 kg (16,601 lb)^[source]

13,000 kg (28,660 lb)^[source]

1,570 kg

Empty; DA62 · Empty weight

Single source

2,300 kg

Maximum take-off; DA62 · Max takeoff weight

Single source

1,570 kg (3,461 lb)^[source]

2,300 kg (5,071 lb)^[source]

2Falcon 20F · Crew

one

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

2 people

Falcon 20F · Crew

Single source

2^[source]

one^[source]

862km/h

356km/h

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

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]

317 km/h

Cruise; DA62 · (TAS) at 75% power

Single source

356 km/h

Maximum; DA62 · True Air Speed (TAS) at Maximum Continuous Power (MCP) at 14,000 ft (4,267 m)

Single source

356 km/h (221 mph, 192 kn) True Air Speed (TAS) at Maximum Continuous Power (MCP) at 14,000 ft (4,267 m).^[source]

317 km/h (197 mph, 171 kn) (TAS) at 75% power^[source]

3,350kmFalcon 20F · Range

2,380kmDA62 · Range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3,350 km

Falcon 20F · Range

Single source

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

2,380 km

DA62 · Range

Single source

2,380 km (1,480 mi, 1,290 nmi)^[source]

—

134kW

Power

All recorded figures & sources

134 kW

DA62 · 2 × Austro AE330 turbocharged 2.0 liter diesel aircraft engines each

Single source

2 × Austro AE330 turbocharged 2.0 liter diesel aircraft engines , 134 kW (180 hp) each^[source]

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]

41m²Falcon 20F · Wing area

17.1m²DA62 · Wing area

Wing areaScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

41 m²

Falcon 20F · Wing area

Single source

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

17.1 m²

DA62 · Wing area

Single source

17.10 m 2 (184.1 sq ft)^[source]

12,800mFalcon 20F · absolute ceiling

6,096mDA62 · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

12,800 m

Falcon 20F · absolute ceiling

Single source

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

6,096 m

DA62 · Service ceiling

Single source

6,096 m (20,000 ft)^[source]

—

10hDA62 · Endurance

Endurance

All recorded figures & sources

10 h

DA62 · Endurance

Single source

10 h^[source]

—

5.2m/sDA62 · 1,029 ft/min

Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

5.2 m/s

DA62 · 1,029 ft/min

Single source

5.2 m/s (1,029 ft/min)^[source]

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

Configuration

Details

Dassault Falcon 20 and Diamond DA62 configuration
Specification	Dassault Falcon 20	Diamond DA62
Type	Business jet^[source]	Twin engine light aircraft^[source]
Manufacturer	Dassault Aviation^[source]	Diamond Aircraft Industries Aeromot^[source]
Status	Out of production, in active service^[source]	In production (DA62)^[source]
Primary users	Federal Express (formerly) French Navy United States Coast Guard^[source]	—
Number built	512^[source]	273 (April 2024)^[source]
Manufactured	1965–1991^[source]	2015–present^[source]
Introduction date	3 June 1965^[source]	October 2015^[source]
First flight	4 May 1963^[source]	3 April 2012^[source]
Developed into	Dassault Falcon 10 Dassault Falcon 50^[source]	—
Capacity	8–14 passengers^[source]	up to six passengers^[source]
Fuel capacity	5,200 L (1,100 imp gal; 1,400 US gal)^[source]	326 litres (72 imp gal; 86 US gal)^[source]
Aspect ratio	6.4:1^[source]	—
Stall speed	152 km/h (94 mph, 82 kn)^[source]	125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)^[source]
National origin	France^[source]	Austria^[source]
Developed from	—	Diamond DA50^[source]
Propellers	—	3-bladed MT propeller MTV-6-R-C-F/CF 194-80^[source]
Never exceed speed	—	379 km/h (235 mph, 205 kn)^[source]
Fuel consumption	—	7.4 US gal (28 L) per hour total at loiter, 11.8 US gal (45 L) per hour at 60% (12,000 ft) in total^[source]

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Dassault Falcon 20

Diamond DA62

Type

Business jet^[source]

Twin engine light aircraft^[source]

Manufacturer

Dassault Aviation^[source]

Diamond Aircraft Industries Aeromot^[source]

Status

Out of production, in active service^[source]

In production (DA62)^[source]

Primary users

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

—

Number built

512^[source]

273 (April 2024)^[source]

Manufactured

1965–1991^[source]

2015–present^[source]

Introduction date

3 June 1965^[source]

October 2015^[source]

First flight

4 May 1963^[source]

3 April 2012^[source]

Developed into

Dassault Falcon 10 Dassault Falcon 50^[source]

—

Capacity

8–14 passengers^[source]

up to six passengers^[source]

Fuel capacity

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

326 litres (72 imp gal; 86 US gal)^[source]

Aspect ratio

6.4:1^[source]

—

Stall speed

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

125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)^[source]

National origin

France^[source]

Austria^[source]

Developed from

—

Diamond DA50^[source]

Propellers

—

3-bladed MT propeller MTV-6-R-C-F/CF 194-80^[source]

Never exceed speed

—

379 km/h (235 mph, 205 kn)^[source]

Fuel consumption

—

7.4 US gal (28 L) per hour total at loiter, 11.8 US gal (45 L) per hour at 60% (12,000 ft) in total^[source]