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Falcon 20F · Length
Single source17.15 m (56 ft 3 in)[source]
Il-78M · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dassault Falcon 20 | Ilyushin Il-78 |
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| Type | Business jet[source] | Aerial refueling tanker[source] |
| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation[source] | Ilyushin[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in active service[source] | In service and production[source] |
| Primary users | Federal Express (formerly) French Navy United States Coast Guard[source] | Soviet Air Forces (historical) Russian Aerospace Forces Ukrainian Air Force (historical) Indian Air Force Pakistan Air Force |
46.59 m (152 ft 10 in)[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; Il-78M · Maximum speed
Single source850 km/h (530 mph, 460 kn)[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]
Il-78M · 4 × Aviadvigatel D-30 KP turbofan engines thrust each
Single source4 × Aviadvigatel D-30 KP turbofan engines, 118 kN (27,000 lbf) thrust each[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Number built | 512[source] | 53[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1965–1991[source] | 1984–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 3 June 1965[source] | 1984 (Il-78)[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] | Max 100,000 kg payload (T-6 military jet fuel)[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] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Ilyushin Il-76[source] |
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| Special equipment | — | 3 x UPAZ-1M 'Sakhalin', ( U nifitsirovaniy P odvesnoy A gregat Z aprahvki;— standardised suspended refuelling unit), refuelling pods; Two on pylons under the outer wings, and the third on the port side of the rear fuselage.[source] |
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| Fuel transfer rate | — | 900 to 2,200 liters/min[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 0.23[source] |
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