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Falcon 900B · Length
Single source20.21 m (66 ft 4 in)[source]
C-47B-DK · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dassault Falcon 900 | Douglas C-47 Skytrain |
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| Type | Business jet[source] | Military transport aircraft[source] |
| National origin | France[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation[source] | Douglas Aircraft Company[source] |
| Status | Active service, in production[source] | In service |
63 ft 9 in (19.43 m)[source]
C-47B-DK · Height
Single source17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)[source]
C-47B-DK · 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C Twin Wasp 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines takeoff rating
Single sourceC-47B-DK · normal rating at 14,500 ft (4,400 m)
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C Twin Wasp 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines 1,200 hp (890 kW) takeoff rating 1,000 hp (750 kW) normal rating at 14,500 ft (4,400 m)[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]
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] | United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force United States Navy Royal Canadian Air Force See operators[source] |
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| Number built | >500[source] | 10,174[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1984–present[source] | — |
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| First flight | 21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )[source] | 23 December 1941 ( 1941-12-23 )[source] |
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| Developed from | Dassault Falcon 50[source] | Douglas DC-3[source] |
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| Developed into | Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 19 passengers[source] | 28 troops or 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) of cargo[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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| Variants | — | Douglas XCG-17 Douglas AC-47 Spooky Douglas R4D-8[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 2215 ; tip: NACA 2206[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 3-bladed constant-speed propellers[source] |
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| Time to altitude | — | 10,000 ft (3,000 m) in 9 minutes 30 seconds[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 26.3 lb/sq ft (128 kg/m 2 )[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.0926 hp/lb (0.1522 kW/kg)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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Maximum take-off; C-47B-DK · Max takeoff weight
Single source