Dassault Falcon 900 vs Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano

Dassault Falcon 900 — licensed reference photograph

ASupport aircraft

Dassault Falcon 900

Business jet

Credit

Luc Verkuringen · CC BY 3.0 · Resized · CC BY 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano — licensed reference photograph

BSupport aircraft

Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano

Light attack and counter-insurgency aircraft

Credit

Matt Morgan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Dassault Falcon 900Falcon 900B · Length

20.21 m

Length source ↗

Embraer EMB 314 Super TucanoEMB 314 Super Tucano · Length

11.38 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

18 of 43 rows sourced on both sides

20.21mFalcon 900B · Length

11.38mEMB 314 Super Tucano · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

20.21 m

Falcon 900B · Length

Single source

20.21 m (66 ft 4 in)^[source]

11.38 m

EMB 314 Super Tucano · Length

Single source

11.38 m (37 ft 4 in)^[source]

19.33mFalcon 900B · Wingspan

11.14mEMB 314 Super Tucano · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

19.33 m

Falcon 900B · Wingspan

Single source

19.33 m (63 ft 5 in)^[source]

11.14 m

EMB 314 Super Tucano · Wingspan

Single source

11.14 m (36 ft 7 in)^[source]

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3.97mEMB 314 Super Tucano · Height

Height

All recorded figures & sources

3.97 m

EMB 314 Super Tucano · Height

Single source

3.97 m (13 ft 0 in)^[source]

20.6t

5.4t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

10,255 kg

Empty; Falcon 900B · Empty weight

Single source

20,640 kg

Maximum take-off; Falcon 900B · Max takeoff weight

Single source

10,255 kg (22,608 lb)^[source]

20,640 kg (45,503 lb)^[source]

3,200 kg

Empty; EMB 314 Super Tucano · Empty weight

Single source

5,400 kg

Maximum take-off; EMB 314 Super Tucano · Max takeoff weight

Single source

3,200 kg (7,055 lb)^[source]

5,400 kg (11,905 lb)^[source]

2Falcon 900B · Crew

CrewScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2 people

Falcon 900B · Crew

Single source

2^[source]

2 people

EMB 314 Super Tucano · Pilot plus one navigator/student in tandem on Martin Baker Mk 10 LCX zero-zero ejection seats

Single source

2 (Pilot plus one navigator/student in tandem on Martin Baker Mk 10 LCX zero-zero ejection seats)^[source]

950km/h

590km/h

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

950 km/h

Cruise; Falcon 900B · Mach 0.85 (at 11,000 m (36,000 ft))

Single source

Mach 0.84–0.87^[source]

950 km/h (590 mph, 510 kn) ; Mach 0.85 (at 11,000 m (36,000 ft))^[source]

520 km/h

Cruise; EMB 314 Super Tucano · Cruise speed

Single source

590 km/h

Maximum; EMB 314 Super Tucano · Maximum speed

Single source

590 km/h (370 mph, 320 kn)^[source]

520 km/h (320 mph, 280 kn)^[source]

7,400kmFalcon 900B · with 8 passengers

2,855km

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

7,400 km

Falcon 900B · with 8 passengers

Single source

7,400 km (4,600 mi, 4,000 nmi) with 8 passengers^[source]

1,330 km

EMB 314 Super Tucano · Range

Single source

2,855 km

Ferry; EMB 314 Super Tucano · Ferry range

Single source

1,330 km (830 mi, 720 nmi)^[source]

2,855 km (1,774 mi, 1,542 nmi)^[source]

—

550km

Combat radius

All recorded figures & sources

550 km

EMB 314 Super Tucano · (hi-lo-hi profile, 1,500 kg (3,307 lb) of external stores)

Single source

550 km (340 mi, 300 nmi) (hi-lo-hi profile, 1,500 kg (3,307 lb) of external stores)^[source]

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1,196kW

Power

All recorded figures & sources

1,196 kW

EMB 314 Super Tucano · 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68C turboprop engine

Single source

1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68C turboprop engine, 1,196 kW (1,604 hp)^[source]

21.1kN

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Thrust

All recorded figures & sources

21.13 kN

Falcon 900B · 3 × Honeywell TFE731 -5BR-1C turbofans thrust each

Single source

3 × Honeywell TFE731 -5BR-1C turbofans , 21.13 kN (4,750 lbf) thrust each^[source]

49m²Falcon 900B · Wing area

19.4m²EMB 314 Super Tucano · Wing area

Wing areaScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

49 m²

Falcon 900B · Wing area

Single source

49.0 m 2 (527 sq ft)^[source]

19.4 m²

EMB 314 Super Tucano · Wing area

Single source

19.4 m 2 (209 sq ft)^[source]

15,500mFalcon 900B · Service ceiling

10,668mEMB 314 Super Tucano · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

15,500 m

Falcon 900B · Service ceiling

Single source

15,500 m (50,900 ft)^[source]

10,668 m

EMB 314 Super Tucano · Service ceiling

Single source

10,668 m (35,000 ft)^[source]

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8.4hEMB 314 Super Tucano · Endurance

Endurance

All recorded figures & sources

8.4 h

EMB 314 Super Tucano · Endurance

Single source

8 hours 24 minutes^[source]

—

16m/sEMB 314 Super Tucano · 3,230 ft/min

Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

16.4 m/s

EMB 314 Super Tucano · 3,230 ft/min

Single source

16.4 m/s (3,230 ft/min)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Dassault Falcon 900 and Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano configuration
Specification	Dassault Falcon 900	Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano
Type	Business jet^[source]	Light attack and counter-insurgency aircraft^[source]
National origin	France^[source]	Brazil^[source]
Manufacturer	Dassault Aviation^[source]	Embraer Defense and Security^[source]
Status	Active service, in production^[source]	In service^[source]
Primary users	French Air and Space Force Japan Coast Guard Nigerian Air Force Royal Malaysian Air Force^[source]	Brazilian Air Force Colombian Aerospace Force Chilean Air Force Ecuadorian Air Force^[source]
Number built	>500^[source]	260+ (April 2023)^[source]
Manufactured	1984–present^[source]	2003–present^[source]
First flight	21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )^[source]	2 June 1999^[source]
Developed from	Dassault Falcon 50^[source]	Embraer EMB 312 Tucano^[source]
Developed into	Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X^[source]	—
Capacity	19 passengers^[source]	—
Fuel capacity	8,690 kg (19,160 lb)^[source]	—
Aspect ratio	7.63:1^[source]	—
Stall speed	158 km/h (98 mph, 85 kn) (wheels and flaps down)^[source]	148 km/h (92 mph, 80 kn)^[source]
Introduction date	—	2003^[source]
Guns	—	Internal: Two 12.7 mm (0.50 in) FN Herstal or U.S. Ordnance M3P machine guns as designated "M3W", one fixed mounted in each wing with 200 rounds per M3, 1,100 rounds per minute. pod : One 20 mm (0.79 in) M20A1 cannon below the fuselage, 650 rounds per minute. pod: One 12.7 mm (0.50 in) FN Herstal HMP for M3P machine guns under each wing pod: up to four 7.62 mm (0.30 in) Dillon Aero M134 Minigun (under development) under wings, 3,000 rounds per minute.^[source]
Hardpoints	—	5 (two under each wing and one under fuselage centreline) with a capacity of 1,550 kg (3,300 lb)^[source]
Airfoil	—	root: NACA 63A415 ; tip: NACA 63A212^[source]
Propellers	—	5-bladed Hartzell , 2.39 m (7 ft 10 in) diameter constant-speed, fully feathering, reversible-pitch propeller^[source]
g limits	—	+ 7 / − 3.5^[source]
Rockets	—	Four pods 70 mm (2.75 in) LM-70/19 (SBAT-70 ) Four pods 70 mm (2.75 in) LAU-68A/G Four pods for the 70 mm (2.75 in) APKWS^[source]
Missiles	—	Air-to-air : AIM-9L Sidewinder MAA-1A Piranha MAA-1B Piranha (under development) Python 3 Python 4 Air-to-ground : AGM-65 Maverick Roketsan Cirit General-purpose bombs : Ten Mk 81 Five Mk 82 M117 Incendiary bombs : BINC-300 Cluster bombs : BLG-252 Precision-guided bombs : FPG-82 (under development) Friuli Aeroespacial INS / GPS guidance kit for Mk 82 . SMKB-82 – INS / GPS guidance kit for Mk 82 . GBU-54 (under development) GBU-38 (under development) GBU-39 (under development) Paveway II Lizard – Elbit laser guidance kit. Griffin – IAI laser guidance kit.^[source]
Air-to-air	—	AIM-9L Sidewinder MAA-1A Piranha MAA-1B Piranha (under development) Python 3 Python 4^[source]
Air-to-ground	—	AGM-65 Maverick Roketsan Cirit^[source]
General-purpose bombs	—	Ten Mk 81 Five Mk 82 M117^[source]
Incendiary bombs	—	BINC-300^[source]
Cluster bombs	—	BLG-252^[source]
Precision-guided bombs	—	FPG-82 (under development) Friuli Aeroespacial INS / GPS guidance kit for Mk 82 . SMKB-82 – INS / GPS guidance kit for Mk 82 . GBU-54 (under development) GBU-38 (under development) GBU-39 (under development) Paveway II Lizard – Elbit laser guidance kit. Griffin – IAI laser guidance kit.^[source]
Others	—	Chaff & flare (countermeasure) FLIR AN/AAQ-22 Star Safire II (Electro-optical/infrared sensors) Drop tanks^[source]

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Dassault Falcon 900

Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano

Type

Business jet^[source]

Light attack and counter-insurgency aircraft^[source]

National origin

France^[source]

Brazil^[source]

Manufacturer

Dassault Aviation^[source]

Embraer Defense and Security^[source]

Status

Active service, in production^[source]

In service^[source]

Primary users

French Air and Space Force Japan Coast Guard Nigerian Air Force Royal Malaysian Air Force^[source]

Brazilian Air Force Colombian Aerospace Force Chilean Air Force Ecuadorian Air Force^[source]

Number built

>500^[source]

260+ (April 2023)^[source]

Manufactured

1984–present^[source]

2003–present^[source]

First flight

21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )^[source]

2 June 1999^[source]

Developed from

Dassault Falcon 50^[source]

Embraer EMB 312 Tucano^[source]

Developed into

Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X^[source]

—

Capacity

19 passengers^[source]

—

Fuel capacity

8,690 kg (19,160 lb)^[source]

—

Aspect ratio

7.63:1^[source]

—

Stall speed

158 km/h (98 mph, 85 kn) (wheels and flaps down)^[source]

148 km/h (92 mph, 80 kn)^[source]

Introduction date

—

2003^[source]

Guns

—

Internal: Two 12.7 mm (0.50 in) FN Herstal or U.S. Ordnance M3P machine guns as designated "M3W", one fixed mounted in each wing with 200 rounds per M3, 1,100 rounds per minute. pod : One 20 mm (0.79 in) M20A1 cannon below the fuselage, 650 rounds per minute. pod: One 12.7 mm (0.50 in) FN Herstal HMP for M3P machine guns under each wing pod: up to four 7.62 mm (0.30 in) Dillon Aero M134 Minigun (under development) under wings, 3,000 rounds per minute.^[source]

Hardpoints

—

5 (two under each wing and one under fuselage centreline) with a capacity of 1,550 kg (3,300 lb)^[source]

Airfoil

—

root: NACA 63A415 ; tip: NACA 63A212^[source]

Propellers

—

5-bladed Hartzell , 2.39 m (7 ft 10 in) diameter constant-speed, fully feathering, reversible-pitch propeller^[source]

g limits

—

+ 7 / − 3.5^[source]

Rockets

—

Four pods 70 mm (2.75 in) LM-70/19 (SBAT-70 ) Four pods 70 mm (2.75 in) LAU-68A/G Four pods for the 70 mm (2.75 in) APKWS^[source]

Missiles

—

Air-to-air : AIM-9L Sidewinder MAA-1A Piranha MAA-1B Piranha (under development) Python 3 Python 4 Air-to-ground : AGM-65 Maverick Roketsan Cirit General-purpose bombs : Ten Mk 81 Five Mk 82 M117 Incendiary bombs : BINC-300 Cluster bombs : BLG-252 Precision-guided bombs : FPG-82 (under development) Friuli Aeroespacial INS / GPS guidance kit for Mk 82 . SMKB-82 – INS / GPS guidance kit for Mk 82 . GBU-54 (under development) GBU-38 (under development) GBU-39 (under development) Paveway II Lizard – Elbit laser guidance kit. Griffin – IAI laser guidance kit.^[source]

Air-to-air

—

AIM-9L Sidewinder MAA-1A Piranha MAA-1B Piranha (under development) Python 3 Python 4^[source]

Air-to-ground

—

AGM-65 Maverick Roketsan Cirit^[source]

General-purpose bombs

—

Ten Mk 81 Five Mk 82 M117^[source]

Incendiary bombs

—

BINC-300^[source]

Cluster bombs

—

BLG-252^[source]

Precision-guided bombs

—

FPG-82 (under development) Friuli Aeroespacial INS / GPS guidance kit for Mk 82 . SMKB-82 – INS / GPS guidance kit for Mk 82 . GBU-54 (under development) GBU-38 (under development) GBU-39 (under development) Paveway II Lizard – Elbit laser guidance kit. Griffin – IAI laser guidance kit.^[source]

Others

—

Chaff & flare (countermeasure) FLIR AN/AAQ-22 Star Safire II (Electro-optical/infrared sensors) Drop tanks^[source]