Dassault Falcon 900 vs L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call

Dassault Falcon 900 — licensed reference photograph

ASupport aircraft

Dassault Falcon 900

Business jet

Credit

Luc Verkuringen · CC BY 3.0 · Resized · CC BY 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call — licensed reference photograph

BSupport aircraft

L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call

Electronic warfare aircraft

Credit

US Air Force photo by SRA Andrew Garavito · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Dassault Falcon 900Falcon 900B · Length

20.21 m

Length source ↗

L3Harris EA-37B Compass CallLength

29.39 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

14 of 26 rows sourced on both sides

20.21mFalcon 900B · Length

29.39m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

20.21 m

Falcon 900B · Length

Single source

20.21 m (66 ft 4 in)^[source]

29.39 m

Length

Single source

96 ft 5 in (29.39 m)^[source]

19.33mFalcon 900B · Wingspan

28.5m

Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

19.33 m

Falcon 900B · Wingspan

Single source

19.33 m (63 ft 5 in)^[source]

28.5 m

Wingspan

Single source

93 ft 6 in (28.50 m)^[source]

—

7.87m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

7.87 m

Height

Single source

25 ft 10 in (7.87 m)^[source]

20.6t

44.5tMaximum take-off; Max takeoff weight

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

10,255 kg

Empty; Falcon 900B · Empty weight

Single source

20,640 kg

Maximum take-off; Falcon 900B · Max takeoff weight

Single source

10,255 kg (22,608 lb)^[source]

20,640 kg (45,503 lb)^[source]

21,909 kg

Empty; Empty weight

Single source

44,452 kg

Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight

Single source

48,300 lb (21,909 kg)^[source]

98,000 lb (44,452 kg)^[source]

2Falcon 900B · Crew

up to nine: two pilots and up to seven crew members according to mission including the mission crew commander ( electronic warfare officer ), weapon system officer (electronic warfare officer), mission crew supervisor (experienced cryptologic linguist), analysis operators (linguists), one acquisition operator and/or an airborne maintenance technician.

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

2 people

Falcon 900B · Crew

Single source

2^[source]

950km/h

Mach 0.82

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

950 km/h

Cruise; Falcon 900B · Mach 0.85 (at 11,000 m (36,000 ft))

Single source

Mach 0.84–0.87^[source]

950 km/h (590 mph, 510 kn) ; Mach 0.85 (at 11,000 m (36,000 ft))^[source]

Mach 0.82^[source]

7,400kmFalcon 900B · with 8 passengers

7,100km

Range

All recorded figures & sources

7,400 km

Falcon 900B · with 8 passengers

Single source

7,400 km (4,600 mi, 4,000 nmi) with 8 passengers^[source]

7,100 km

Range

Single source

4,410 mi (7,100 km, 3,830 nmi)^[source]

21.1kN

68.4kN

ThrustScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

21.13 kN

Falcon 900B · 3 × Honeywell TFE731 -5BR-1C turbofans thrust each

Single source

3 × Honeywell TFE731 -5BR-1C turbofans , 21.13 kN (4,750 lbf) thrust each^[source]

68.44 kN

2 × Rolls Royce BR700-710 C4-11 turbofan thrust each

Single source

2 × Rolls Royce BR700-710 C4-11 turbofan , 15,385 lbf (68.44 kN) thrust each^[source]

49m²Falcon 900B · Wing area

—

Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

49 m²

Falcon 900B · Wing area

Single source

49.0 m 2 (527 sq ft)^[source]

15,500mFalcon 900B · Service ceiling

14,000m

Service ceiling

All recorded figures & sources

15,500 m

Falcon 900B · Service ceiling

Single source

15,500 m (50,900 ft)^[source]

14,000 m

Service ceiling

Single source

45,000 ft (14,000 m)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Dassault Falcon 900 and L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call configuration
Specification	Dassault Falcon 900	L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call
Type	Business jet^[source]	Electronic warfare aircraft^[source]
National origin	France^[source]	United States^[source]
Manufacturer	Dassault Aviation^[source]	Gulfstream Aerospace (airframe) L3Harris Technologies & BAE Systems (mission systems)^[source]
Status	Active service, in production^[source]	—
Primary users	French Air and Space Force Japan Coast Guard Nigerian Air Force Royal Malaysian Air Force^[source]	—
Number built	>500^[source]	5 out of 10 total planned^[source]
Manufactured	1984–present^[source]	—
First flight	21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )^[source]	—
Developed from	Dassault Falcon 50^[source]	Gulfstream G550^[source]
Developed into	Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X^[source]	—
Capacity	19 passengers^[source]	—
Fuel capacity	8,690 kg (19,160 lb)^[source]	41,300 lbs^[source]
Aspect ratio	7.63:1^[source]	—
Stall speed	158 km/h (98 mph, 85 kn) (wheels and flaps down)^[source]	—
Primary user	—	United States Air Force^[source]
Introduction date	—	23 August 2024^[source]

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Dassault Falcon 900

L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call

Type

Business jet^[source]

Electronic warfare aircraft^[source]

National origin

France^[source]

United States^[source]

Manufacturer

Dassault Aviation^[source]

Gulfstream Aerospace (airframe) L3Harris Technologies & BAE Systems (mission systems)^[source]

Status

Active service, in production^[source]

—

Primary users

French Air and Space Force Japan Coast Guard Nigerian Air Force Royal Malaysian Air Force^[source]

—

Number built

>500^[source]

5 out of 10 total planned^[source]

Manufactured

1984–present^[source]

—

First flight

21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )^[source]

—

Developed from

Dassault Falcon 50^[source]

Gulfstream G550^[source]

Developed into

Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X^[source]

—

Capacity

19 passengers^[source]

—

Fuel capacity

8,690 kg (19,160 lb)^[source]

41,300 lbs^[source]

Aspect ratio

7.63:1^[source]

—

Stall speed

158 km/h (98 mph, 85 kn) (wheels and flaps down)^[source]

—

Primary user

—

United States Air Force^[source]

Introduction date

—

23 August 2024^[source]