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Falcon 20F · Length
Single source17.15 m (56 ft 3 in)[source]
Length
Cross-checkedConfiguration
| Specification | Dassault Falcon 20 | Saab 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Business jet[source] | Turboprop Regional airliner[source] |
| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation[source] | Saab AB[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in active service[source] | In limited passenger service, in military service[source] |
| Primary users | Federal Express (formerly) French Navy United States Coast Guard[source] | — |
Official specification · length; 27,28 m
Manufacturer claimSaab 2000 specs · Length
Cross-checkedCruise; 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; Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single source685 km/h (426 mph, 370 kn)
2 × Rolls-Royce AE 2100P turboprop engines each
Single source2 × Rolls-Royce AE 2100P turboprop engines, 3,096 kW (4,152 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]
2,240 ft/min
Single source11.4 m/s (2,240 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] |
63[source] |
| Manufactured | 1965–1991[source] | 1992–1999[source] |
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| Introduction date | 3 June 1965[source] | 30 August 1994[source] |
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| First flight | 4 May 1963[source] | 26 March 1992[source] |
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| Developed into | Dassault Falcon 10 Dassault Falcon 50[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 8–14 passengers[source] | 50–58 passengers / 5,900 kg (13,007 lb) payload[source] 4.250 kg[source] 50–58 passengers / 5,900 kg (13,007 lb) payload[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] | Sweden[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Saab 340[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NASA/Langley MS(1)-0316; tip: NASA/Langley MS(1)-0312[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 6-bladed Dowty Propellers constant-speed composite fully feathering and reversible-pitch propellers[source] |
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| Field length | — | 1,200 m[source] |
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665 km/h (413 mph, 359 kn)[source]