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Falcon 20F · Length
Single source17.15 m (56 ft 3 in)[source]
Y-12 (II · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dassault Falcon 20 | Harbin Y-12 |
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| Type | Business jet[source] | Twin-engine turboprop utility aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation[source] | Harbin Aircraft Industry Group[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in active service[source] | In service, in production[source] |
| Primary users | Federal Express (formerly) French Navy United States Coast Guard[source] | People's Liberation Army Air Force Myanmar Air Force Iran Revolutionary Guard Air Force Zambian Air Force |
14.86 m (48 ft 9 in)[source]
Empty; Falcon 20F · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Falcon 20F · Max takeoff weight
Single source7,530 kg (16,601 lb)[source]
13,000 kg (28,660 lb)[source]
Empty; Y-12 (II · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Y-12 (II · Max takeoff weight
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]
Cruise; Y-12 (II · (max) at 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
Single sourceMaximum; Y-12 (II · V MO (maximum operating speed) at 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
Single sourceY-12 (II · 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 turboprop engines each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 turboprop engines, 462 kW (620 hp) 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]
Y-12 (II · at econ cruise
Single source5 hours 12 minutes at econ cruise[source]
Y-12 (II · 1,590 ft/min
Single source8.1 m/s (1,590 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Number built | 512[source] | 300+[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1965–1991[source] | 1985–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 3 June 1965[source] | — |
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| First flight | 4 May 1963[source] | 14 July 1982[source] |
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| Developed into | Dassault Falcon 10 Dassault Falcon 50[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 8–14 passengers[source] | 17 max / 1,700 kg (3,748 lb) max payload[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 5,200 L (1,100 imp gal; 1,400 US gal)[source] | 1,616 L (427 US gal; 355 imp gal) / 1,230 kg (2,712 lb) max usable fuel weight[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] | China[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Harbin Y-11[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | LS(1)-0417[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 3-bladed Hartzell HC-B3TN-3B/T10173B-3, 2.49 m (8 ft 2 in) diameter constant-speed fully-feathering reversible-pitch propellers (4 and 5 bladed propellers used on some models)[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 145.9 kg/m 2 (29.9 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.106 kW/kg (0.064 hp/lb)[source] |
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| Take-off run | — | 370 m (1,210 ft)[source] |
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| Take-off run to 15 m (49 ft) | — | 490 m (1,610 ft)[source] |
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| Landing run | — | 340 m (1,120 ft)[source] |
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| Landing run from 15 m (49 ft) | — | 630 m (2,070 ft)[source] |
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