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Falcon 20F · Length
Single source17.15 m (56 ft 3 in)[source]
Hawker 800 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dassault Falcon 20 | Hawker 800 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Business jet[source] | Mid-size business jet[source] |
| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation[source] | British Aerospace (BAe) (1983–1994) Raytheon (1994–2007) Hawker Beechcraft (2007–2013)[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in active service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Federal Express (formerly) French Navy United States Coast Guard[source] | Japan Air Self-Defense Force Brazilian Air Force Royal Saudi Air Force |
51 ft 2 in (15.60 m)[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; Hawker 800 · basic
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Hawker 800 · * Maximum landing 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; Hawker 800 · economical cruise at 39,000–43,000 ft (11,887–13,106 m)
Single sourceMaximum; Hawker 800 · max level speed and max cruising speed at 29,000 ft (8,839 m) / M0.87
Single sourceFalcon 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]
Hawker 800 · 2 × Honeywell TFE731-5BR turbofan engines thrust each
Single source2 × Honeywell TFE731-5BR turbofan engines, 4,300 lbf (19 kN) thrust each[source]
Hawker 800 · 3,100 ft/min (
Single source3,100 ft/min (16 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Number built | 512[source] | 650[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1965–1991[source] | 1983–2013[source] |
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| Introduction date | 3 June 1965[source] | — |
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| First flight | 4 May 1963[source] | 26 June 1983[source] |
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| Developed into | Dassault Falcon 10 Dassault Falcon 50[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 8–14 passengers[source] | 8 / 2,000 lb (907 kg) maximum payload[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 5,200 L (1,100 imp gal; 1,400 US gal)[source] | 1,248 imp gal (1,499 US gal; 5,674 L) total; 1,060 imp gal (1,273 US gal; 4,819 L) in wing integral tanks + 188 imp gal (226 US gal; 855 L) in rear under-fuselage tank[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] | 92 kn (106 mph, 170 km/h) in landing configuration at typical landing weight[source] |
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| National origin | France[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
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| Developed from | — | British Aerospace 125[source] |
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| Operating weight empty | — | 16,000 lb (7,257 kg)[source] |
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| Maximum ramp weight | — | 27,520 lb (12,483 kg)[source] |
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| Maximum zero-fuel weight | — | 18,000 lb (8,165 kg)[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 73.26 lb/sq ft (357.7 kg/m 2 )[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 0.313[source] |
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| Take-off balanced field length | — | 5,620 ft (1,713 m) at MTOW[source] |
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| Landing distance from 50 ft (15 m) | — | 4,500 ft (1,372 m) at typical landing weight and 6 pax[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Hawker 800 · Max takeoff weight
Single source