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Falcon 900B · Length
Single source20.21 m (66 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dassault Falcon 900 | Piper PA-31T Cheyenne |
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| Type | Business jet[source] | Turboprop[source] |
| National origin | France[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation[source] | Piper Aircraft[source] |
| Status | Active service, in production[source] | — |
| Primary users | French Air and Space Force Japan Coast Guard Nigerian Air Force Royal Malaysian Air Force |
34 ft 8 in (10.57 m)[source]
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 A-28 turboprops , 620 shp ( ) each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 A-28 turboprops , 620 shp (460 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]
2,800 ft/min (
Single source2,800 ft/min (14 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Number built | >500[source] | 823[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1984–present[source] | 1974–1985[source] |
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| First flight | 21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )[source] | 29 August 1969[source] |
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| Developed from | Dassault Falcon 50[source] | Piper PA-31 Navajo[source] |
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| Developed into | Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X[source] | Piper PA-42 Cheyenne[source] |
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| Capacity | 19 passengers[source] | 4–6 passengers[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 8,690 kg (19,160 lb)[source] | 382 US gal (318 imp gal; 1,450 L) usable fuel[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] | 88 mph (142 km/h, 76 kn) (flaps down)[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | NACA 63 2 -415 at root, 63A212 at tip[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 3-bladed Hartzell HC-BTN-3B constant-speed propellers , 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) diameter[source] |
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| Takeoff run to 50 ft (15 m) | — | 1,980 ft (600 m)[source] |
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| Landing run from 50 ft (15 m) | — | 1,860 ft (570 m)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 25, cell 2; revision 1370518079; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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