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Measured figures
Falcon 900B · Length
Single source20.21 m (66 ft 4 in)[source]
Y-12 (II · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dassault Falcon 900 | Harbin Y-12 |
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| Type | Business jet[source] | Twin-engine turboprop utility aircraft[source] |
| National origin | France[source] | China[source] |
| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation[source] | Harbin Aircraft Industry Group[source] |
| Status | Active service, in production[source] | In service, in production |
14.86 m (48 ft 9 in)[source]
Y-12 (II · Height
Single source5.575 m (18 ft 3 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; Y-12 (II · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Y-12 (II · 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; Y-12 (II · (max) at 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
Single sourceMaximum; Y-12 (II · V MO (maximum operating speed) at 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
Single source328 km/h (204 mph, 177 kn) V MO (maximum operating speed) at 3,000 m (9,800 ft)[source]
292 km/h (181 mph, 158 kn) (max) at 3,000 m (9,800 ft)[source]
Y-12 (II · 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 turboprop engines each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 turboprop engines, 462 kW (620 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]
Y-12 (II · at econ cruise
Single source5 hours 12 minutes at econ cruise[source]
Y-12 (II · 1,590 ft/min
Single source8.1 m/s (1,590 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] | People's Liberation Army Air Force Myanmar Air Force Iran Revolutionary Guard Air Force Zambian Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | >500[source] | 300+[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1984–present[source] | 1985–present[source] |
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| First flight | 21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )[source] | 14 July 1982[source] |
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| Developed from | Dassault Falcon 50[source] | Harbin Y-11[source] |
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| Developed into | Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 19 passengers[source] | 17 max / 1,700 kg (3,748 lb) max payload[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 8,690 kg (19,160 lb)[source] | 1,616 L (427 US gal; 355 imp gal) / 1,230 kg (2,712 lb) max usable 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] | — |
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| Airfoil | — | LS(1)-0417[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 3-bladed Hartzell HC-B3TN-3B/T10173B-3, 2.49 m (8 ft 2 in) diameter constant-speed fully-feathering reversible-pitch propellers (4 and 5 bladed propellers used on some models)[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 145.9 kg/m 2 (29.9 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.106 kW/kg (0.064 hp/lb)[source] |
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| Take-off run | — | 370 m (1,210 ft)[source] |
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| Take-off run to 15 m (49 ft) | — | 490 m (1,610 ft)[source] |
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| Landing run | — | 340 m (1,120 ft)[source] |
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| Landing run from 15 m (49 ft) | — | 630 m (2,070 ft)[source] |
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