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Measured figures
Falcon 900B · Length
Single source20.21 m (66 ft 4 in)[source]
Y-9 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dassault Falcon 900 | Shaanxi Y-9 |
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| Type | Business jet[source] | Transport aircraft[source] |
| National origin | France[source] | China[source] |
| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation[source] | Shaanxi Aircraft Company[source] |
| Status | Active service, in production[source] | In service, in production |
36.065 m (118 ft 4 in)[source]
Y-9 · Height
Single source11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)[source]
Falcon 900B · with 8 passengers
Single source7,400 km (4,600 mi, 4,000 nmi) with 8 passengers[source]
Y-9 · 4 × WoJiang WJ-6C turboprop engines (5,100 shp) each
Single source4 × WoJiang WJ-6C turboprop engines, 3,800 kW (5,100 shp) 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]
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] | People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force People's Liberation Army Ground Force Aviation Namibian Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | >500[source] | 150+[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1984–present[source] | 2010–present[source] |
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| First flight | 21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )[source] | November 2010[source] |
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| Developed from | Dassault Falcon 50[source] | Shaanxi Y-8[source] |
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| Developed into | Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 19 passengers[source] | 20,000 kg (44,092 lb) cargo / 106 paratroopers / 72 medevac +3 attendants[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 8,690 kg (19,160 lb)[source] | 23,000 kg (50,706 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 | — | 2012[source] |
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| Variants | — | Shaanxi KJ-500 Shaanxi Y-9JZ Shaanxi KQ-200[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: C-5-18 ; tip: C-3-14[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 6-bladed JL-4 composite constant-speed fully-feathering reversible propellers[source] |
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| Maximum operating altitude | — | 8,000 m (26,000 ft)[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.234 kW/kg (0.142 hp/lb)[source] |
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