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Falcon 900B · Length
Single source20.21 m (66 ft 4 in)[source]
C-130H · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dassault Falcon 900 | Lockheed C-130 Hercules |
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| Type | Business jet[source] | Tactical airlifter[source] |
| National origin | France[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation[source] | Lockheed Corporation Lockheed Martin[source] |
| Status | Active service, in production[source] | In service |
97 ft 9 in (29.79 m)[source]
C-130H · Height
Single source38 ft 3 in (11.66 m)[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; C-130H · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; C-130H · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceC-130H · 4 × Allison T56 -A-15 turboprop engines, 4,590 shp ( ) each
Single source4 × Allison T56 -A-15 turboprop engines, 4,590 shp (3,420 kW) 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]
C-130H · 1,830 ft/min (
Single source1,830 ft/min (9.3 m/s)[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] | United States Air Force United States Navy United States Coast Guard United States Marine Corps[source] |
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| Number built | >500[source] | 2,700+ (as of June 2024)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1984–present[source] | 1954–present[source] |
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| First flight | 21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )[source] | August 23, 1954 ( 1954-08-23 )[source] |
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| Developed from | Dassault Falcon 50[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 19 passengers[source] | 42,000 lb (19,000 kg) payload C-130E/H/J cargo hold: length, 40 ft (12.19 m); width, 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m); height, 9 ft (2.74 m). Rear ramp: length, 123 in (3.12 m); width, 119 in (3.02 m) C-130J-30 cargo hold: length, 55 ft (16.76 m); width, 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m); height, 9 ft (2.74 m). Rear ramp: length, 123 inches (3.12 m); width, 119 in (3.02 m) 92 passengers or 64 airborne troops or 74 litter patients with 5 medical crew or 6 pallets or 2–3 Humvees or 2 M113 armored personnel carriers 1 CAESAR self-propelled howitzer[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 | — | December 1956[source] |
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| Variants | — | Lockheed AC-130 Lockheed DC-130 Lockheed EC-130 Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call Lockheed HC-130 Lockheed Martin KC-130 Lockheed LC-130 Lockheed MC-130 Lockheed RC-130 Lockheed WC-130 Lockheed L-100 Hercules Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules[source] |
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| Former operator · Afghanistan | — | Afghanistan[source] |
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| Former operator · Angola | — | Angola[source] |
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| Former operator · Belgium | — | Belgium[source] |
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| Former operator · Brazil | — | Brazil[source] |
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| Former operator · Honduras | — | Honduras[source] |
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| Former operator · Rhodesia | — | Rhodesia[source] |
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| Former operator · South Vietnam | — | South Vietnam[source] |
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| Former operator · Spain | — | Spain[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 64A318 ; tip: NACA 64A412[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 4-bladed Hamilton Standard 54H60 constant-speed fully feathering reversible propellers, 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) diameter[source] |
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| Takeoff distance | — | 3,586 ft (1,093 m) at 155,000 lb (70,307 kg) max gross weight;[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | C-130 Hercules[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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