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Measured figures
Falcon 900B · Length
Single source20.21 m (66 ft 4 in)[source]
Il-78M · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dassault Falcon 900 | Ilyushin Il-78 |
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| Type | Business jet[source] | Aerial refueling tanker[source] |
| National origin | France[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation[source] | Ilyushin[source] |
| Status | Active service, in production[source] | In service and production |
46.59 m (152 ft 10 in)[source]
Il-78M · Height
Single source14.76 m (48 ft 5 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; Il-78M · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Il-78M · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceFalcon 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]
Il-78M · 4 × Aviadvigatel D-30 KP turbofan engines thrust each
Single source4 × Aviadvigatel D-30 KP turbofan engines, 118 kN (27,000 lbf) thrust each[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] | Soviet Air Forces (historical) Russian Aerospace Forces Ukrainian Air Force (historical) Indian Air Force Pakistan Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | >500[source] | 53[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1984–present[source] | 1984–present[source] |
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| First flight | 21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )[source] | 26 June 1983[source] |
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| Developed from | Dassault Falcon 50[source] | Ilyushin Il-76[source] |
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| Developed into | Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 19 passengers[source] | Max 100,000 kg payload (T-6 military jet fuel)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 8,690 kg (19,160 lb)[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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| Introduction date | — | 1984 (Il-78)[source] |
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| Special equipment | — | 3 x UPAZ-1M 'Sakhalin', ( U nifitsirovaniy P odvesnoy A gregat Z aprahvki;— standardised suspended refuelling unit), refuelling pods; Two on pylons under the outer wings, and the third on the port side of the rear fuselage.[source] |
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| Fuel transfer rate | — | 900 to 2,200 liters/min[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 0.23[source] |
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