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Falcon 20F · Length
Single source17.15 m (56 ft 3 in)[source]
MA60 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dassault Falcon 20 | Xi'an MA60 |
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| Type | Business jet[source] | Turboprop regional airliner[source] |
| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation[source] | Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation[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 People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force China Meteorological Administration Lao Skyway |
24.71 m (81 ft 1 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]
Cruise; MA60 · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; MA60 · Maximum speed
Single sourceMA60 · 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127J turbo prop engines each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127J turbo prop engines, 2,051 kW (2,750 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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Number built | 512[source] | 110 (March 2013)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1965–1991[source] | 2000–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 3 June 1965[source] | August 2000 with Sichuan Airlines[source] |
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| First flight | 4 May 1963[source] | 25 February 2000[source] |
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| Developed into | Dassault Falcon 10 Dassault Falcon 50[source] | Xi'an MA600[source] |
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| Capacity | 8–14 passengers[source] | 62 passengers[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] | China[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Xi'an Y-7[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: TsAGI S-5-18; tip: TsAGI S-3-13[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 4-bladed Hamilton Sundstrand 247F-3 constant-speed propellers[source] |
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