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Falcon 900B · Length
Single source20.21 m (66 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Cross-checkedConfiguration
| Specification | Dassault Falcon 900 | Saab 2000 |
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| Type | Business jet[source] | Turboprop Regional airliner[source] |
| National origin | France[source] | Sweden[source] |
| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation[source] | Saab AB[source] |
| Status | Active service, in production[source] | In limited passenger service, in military service |
Official specification · length; 27,28 m
Manufacturer claimSaab 2000 specs · Length
Cross-checked2 × Rolls-Royce AE 2100P turboprop engines each
Single source2 × Rolls-Royce AE 2100P turboprop engines, 3,096 kW (4,152 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]
2,240 ft/min
Single source11.4 m/s (2,240 ft/min)[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] | — |
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| Number built | >500[source] | 63[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1984–present[source] | 1992–1999[source] |
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| First flight | 21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )[source] | 26 March 1992[source] |
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| Developed from | Dassault Falcon 50[source] | Saab 340[source] |
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| Developed into | Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 19 passengers[source] | 50–58 passengers / 5,900 kg (13,007 lb) payload[source] 4.250 kg[source] 50–58 passengers / 5,900 kg (13,007 lb) payload[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 | — | 30 August 1994[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NASA/Langley MS(1)-0316; tip: NASA/Langley MS(1)-0312[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 6-bladed Dowty Propellers constant-speed composite fully feathering and reversible-pitch propellers[source] |
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| Field length | — | 1,200 m[source] |
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