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Measured figures
Falcon 900B · Length
Single source20.21 m (66 ft 4 in)[source]
DHC-5D · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dassault Falcon 900 | De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo |
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| Type | Business jet[source] | Utility aircraft[source] |
| National origin | France[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation[source] | de Havilland Canada[source] |
| Status | Active service, in production[source] | In limited service[source] |
79 ft 0 in (24.08 m)[source]
DHC-5D · Height
Single source28 ft 8 in (8.74 m)[source]
Empty; Falcon 900B · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Falcon 900B · Max takeoff weight
Single source10,255 kg (22,608 lb)[source]
20,640 kg (45,503 lb)[source]
Empty; DHC-5D · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; DHC-5D · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceCruise; Falcon 900B · Mach 0.85 (at 11,000 m (36,000 ft))
Single sourceMach 0.84–0.87[source]
950 km/h (590 mph, 510 kn) ; Mach 0.85 (at 11,000 m (36,000 ft))[source]
Cruise; DHC-5D · maximum at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
Single source227 kn (261 mph, 420 km/h) maximum at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)[source]
Falcon 900B · with 8 passengers
Single source7,400 km (4,600 mi, 4,000 nmi) with 8 passengers[source]
DHC-5D · 2 × General Electric CT64-820-4 turboprop engines, 3,133 shp ( ) each
Single source2 × General Electric CT64-820-4 turboprop engines, 3,133 shp (2,336 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]
DHC-5D · 1,820 ft/min (
Single source1,820 ft/min (9.2 m/s)[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] | — |
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| Number built | >500[source] | 122[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1984–present[source] | 1965–1972, 1974–1986[source] |
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| First flight | 21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )[source] | 9 April 1964[source] |
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| Developed from | Dassault Falcon 50[source] | De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou[source] |
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| Developed into | Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 19 passengers[source] | 41 troops or 24 stretchers or 18,000 lb (8,200 kg) payload[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 8,690 kg (19,160 lb)[source] | 1,755 imp gal (2,108 US gal; 7,980 L)[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | 7.63:1[source] | 9.75:1[source] |
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| Stall speed | 158 km/h (98 mph, 85 kn) (wheels and flaps down)[source] | 73 kn (84 mph, 135 km/h) 40 degree flaps at 46,900 lb (21,273 kg)[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Royal Canadian Air Force (historical)[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1965[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 64 3 A417.5 (mod); tip: NACA 63 2 A615[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 3-bladed Hamilton Standard 63E60-25, 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) diameter fully-feathering reversible-pitch propellers[source] |
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| g limits | — | 2.5g (manoeuvring limit load)[source] |
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| Take-off run | — | 2,300 ft (701 m)[source] |
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| Take-off distance to 50 ft (15 m) | — | 2,750 ft (838 m) (mid cg range)[source] |
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| Landing run | — | 850 ft (259 m)[source] |
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| Landing distance from 50 ft (15 m) | — | 2,010 ft (613 m)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Canada[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 11, cell 2; revision 1376550040; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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