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At a glance
Measured figures
Il-18D · Height
Single source10.165 m (33 ft 4 in)[source]
Falcon 900B · with 8 passengers
Single source7,400 km (4,600 mi, 4,000 nmi) with 8 passengers[source]
Il-18D · with 13,500 kg (29,762 lb) maximum payload, at 84 - 85% of maximum continuous power
Single sourceIl-18D · with 6,500 kg (14,330 lb) payload, maximum fuel and reserves for one hour
Single source6,500 km (4,000 mi, 3,500 nmi) with 6,500 kg (14,330 lb) payload, maximum fuel and reserves for one hour. 3,700 km (2,299 mi; 1,998 nmi) with 13,500 kg (29,762 lb) maximum payload, at 84 - 85% of maximum continuous power.[source]
Il-18D · 4 × Ivchenko AI-20M axial flow turboprop engines each
Single source4 × Ivchenko AI-20M axial flow turboprop engines, 3,170 kW (4,250 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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Dassault Falcon 900 | Ilyushin Il-18 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Business jet[source] | Turboprop airliner and reconnaissance aircraft[source] |
| National origin | France[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation[source] | Moscow Machinery Plant No. 30[source] |
| Status | Active service, in production[source] | In limited service[source] |
| Primary users | French Air and Space Force Japan Coast Guard Nigerian Air Force Royal Malaysian Air Force[source] | Russian Air Force Russian Naval Aviation Air Koryo Aeroflot (historical)[source] |
| Number built | >500[source] | at least 678[source] |
| Manufactured | 1984–present[source] | 1957–1985[source] |
| First flight | 21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )[source] | 4 July 1957[source] |
| Developed from | Dassault Falcon 50[source] | — |
| Developed into | Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X[source] | — |
| Capacity | 19 passengers[source] | 65-120 passengers[source] |
| Fuel capacity | 8,690 kg (19,160 lb)[source] | 30,000 L (6,599 imp gal; 7,925 US gal)[source] |
| Aspect ratio | 7.63:1[source] | — |
| Stall speed | 158 km/h (98 mph, 85 kn) (wheels and flaps down)[source] | — |
| Designer | — | Ilyushin[source] |
| Variants | — | Ilyushin Il-20M Ilyushin Il-38[source] |
| Successors | — | Ilyushin Il-62[source] |
| Fuselage diameter | — | 3.5 m (11 ft)[source] |
| Max. landing weight | — | 52,600 kg (115,963 lb)[source] |
| Max. zero-fuel weight | — | 48,800 kg (107,586 lb)[source] |
| Max. taxi weight | — | 64,500 kg (142,198 lb)[source] |
| Propellers | — | 4-bladed AW-68 I constant speed feathering propellers, 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) diameter Auxiliary power unit: TG-16M (28 Volt DC)[source] |
| Auxiliary power unit | — | TG-16M (28 Volt DC)[source] |
| Approach minima | — | ICAO CAT 1 Decision Height 60 m (200 ft) / 800 m (Visibility) or 550 m RVR[source] |
| Take-off run | — | 1,350 m (4,430 ft)[source] |
| Landing run | — | 850 m (2,790 ft)[source] |
| RPSN-2AMG | — | or RPSN-2N Emblema weather radar[source] |
| NAS-1B | — | autonomous navigation system DISS-1: doppler speed/drift sensor ANU-1: autonomous navigation computer[source] |
| DISS-1 | — | doppler speed/drift sensor[source] |
| ANU-1 | — | autonomous navigation computer[source] |
| Put'-4M | — | navigation system[source] |
| KS-6G | — | compass system[source] |
| DAK-DB | — | remote celestial compass[source] |
| RSBN-2S Svod | — | SHORAN ( Svod - Dome)[source] |
| SP-50 Materik | — | ILS[source] |
| RV-UM | — | radio altimeter[source] |
| NI-50BM-1 | — | navigation display[source] |
| ARK-11 | — | main and backup ADF (automatic direction finder)[source] |
| RSB-5/1230 | — | communications radio[source] |
| RSIU-5 (R802G) | — | command link radio, 2 of.[source] |
| SR-2M Khrom | — | IFF transponder ( Khrom - Chromium)[source] |
| MSRP-12-96 | — | flight data recorder[source] |