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Falcon 900B · Length
Single source20.21 m (66 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dassault Falcon 900 | De Havilland Canada Dash 7 |
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| Type | Business jet[source] | STOL regional airliner[source] |
| National origin | France[source] | Canada[source] |
| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation[source] | de Havilland Canada[source] |
| Status | Active service, in production[source] | In limited service |
80 ft 7.75 in (24.5809 m)[source]
4 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-50 turboprop engines, 1,120 shp ( ) each
Single source4 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-50 turboprop engines, 1,120 shp (840 kW) each[source]
Falcon 900B · 3 × Honeywell TFE731 -5BR-1C turbofans thrust each
Single source3 × Honeywell TFE731 -5BR-1C turbofans , 21.13 kN (4,750 lbf) thrust each[source]
1,120 ft/min ( ) en-route, flaps and landing gear up
Single source1,120 ft/min (5.7 m/s) en-route, flaps and landing gear up[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | French Air and Space Force Japan Coast Guard Nigerian Air Force Royal Malaysian Air Force[source] | Various airlines Canadian Forces United States Army Air Tindi[source] |
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| Number built | >500[source] | 114[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1984–present[source] | 1975–1988[source] |
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| First flight | 21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )[source] | March 27, 1975[source] |
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| Developed from | Dassault Falcon 50[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X[source] | De Havilland Canada Dash 8[source] |
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| Capacity | 19 passengers[source] | 50–54 passengers[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 8,690 kg (19,160 lb)[source] | — |
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| Aspect ratio | 7.63:1[source] | — |
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| Stall speed | 158 km/h (98 mph, 85 kn) (wheels and flaps down)[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | — | February 3, 1978[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 63A418 mod ; tip: NACA 63A415 mod[source] |
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| Take-off field length | — | 2,260 ft (689 m)[source] |
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| Landing field length | — | 1,950 ft (594 m)[source] |
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