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Falcon 900B · Length
Single source20.21 m (66 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dassault Falcon 900 | Fokker 50 |
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| Type | Business jet[source] | Turboprop regional airliner[source] |
| National origin | France[source] | Netherlands[source] |
| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation[source] | Fokker[source] |
| Status | Active service, in production[source] | In service[source] |
25.25 m (82 ft 10 in)[source]
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW125B turboprop engines each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW125B turboprop engines, 1,864 kW (2,500 hp) 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]
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| Primary users | French Air and Space Force Japan Coast Guard Nigerian Air Force Royal Malaysian Air Force[source] | PopulAir Skyward Express Air Panama Mahan Air[source] |
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| Number built | >500[source] | 213[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1984–present[source] | 1985–1997[source] |
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| First flight | 21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )[source] | 28 December 1985[source] |
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| Developed from | Dassault Falcon 50[source] | Fokker F27 Friendship[source] |
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| Developed into | Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 19 passengers[source] | 46 seats at 34" pitch to 56 seats at 30" pitch, 5,500 kg (12,100 lb) max payload[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 8,690 kg (19,160 lb)[source] | 4,120 kg (9,080 lb)[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | 7.63:1[source] | 12.01[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 | — | 1987[source] |
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| Fuselage width | — | 2.70 m (8.9 ft)[source] |
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| Cabin Width | — | 2.50 m (98 in)[source] |
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| Propellers | — | six-bladed Dowty Rotol composite propellers, 3.66 m (12 ft 0 in) diameter[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 297.4 kg/m 2 (60.9 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Takeoff | — | 1,350 m (4,430 ft) - ISA, SL, MTOW[source] |
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| Landing | — | 1,130 m (3,710 ft) - ISA, SL, MLW[source] |
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