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Measured figures
Falcon 900B · Length
Single source20.21 m (66 ft 4 in)[source]
SportStar Max · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dassault Falcon 900 | Evektor SportStar |
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| Type | Business jet[source] | Light Sport Aircraft[source] |
| National origin | France[source] | Czech Republic[source] |
| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation[source] | Evektor-Aerotechnik[source] |
| Status | Active service, in production[source] | In production |
5.98 m (19 ft 7 in)[source]
SportStar Max · Height
Single source2.475 m (8 ft 1 in)[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; SportStar Max · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; SportStar Max · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceSportStar Max · 1 × Rotax 912ULS four-cylinder air and liquid-cooled, horizontally-opposed, piston engine
Single source1 × Rotax 912ULS four-cylinder air and liquid-cooled, horizontally-opposed, piston engine, 73.4 kW (98.4 hp)[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]
SportStar Max · Endurance
Single source8 hours 30 minutes[source]
SportStar Max · 1,020 ft/min
Single source5.2 m/s (1,020 ft/min)[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] | — |
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| Manufactured | 1984–present[source] | 1997–present[source] |
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| First flight | 21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Dassault Falcon 50[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 19 passengers[source] | one passenger[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 8,690 kg (19,160 lb)[source] | 118 L (31 US gal; 26 imp gal) usable / 85 kg (187 lb) max fuel weight[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] | 83 km/h (52 mph, 45 kn) power off flaps up[source] |
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| Variant | — | Evektor EPOS[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | NACA 2315 mod[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 3-bladed VZLU V230C ground adjustable propeller[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 270 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)[source] |
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| g limits | — | +6/-3[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 56.6 kg/m 2 (11.6 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.128 kW/kg (0.078 hp/lb)[source] |
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| Take-off run | — | 190 m (623 ft)[source] |
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| Take-off distance to 15 m (49 ft) | — | 365 m (1,198 ft)[source] |
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| Landing run | — | 180 m (591 ft)[source] |
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