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Measured figures
Falcon 900B · Length
Single source20.21 m (66 ft 4 in)[source]
Y-20B · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dassault Falcon 900 | Xi'an Y-20 |
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| Type | Business jet[source] | Strategic airlifter[source] |
| National origin | France[source] | China[source] |
| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation[source] | Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation[source] |
| Status | Active service, in production[source] | In service, in production |
47 m (154 ft 2 in)[source]
Y-20B · Height
Single source15 m (49 ft 3 in)[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; Y-20B · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Y-20B · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceFalcon 900B · with 8 passengers
Single source7,400 km (4,600 mi, 4,000 nmi) with 8 passengers[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]
Y-20B · 4 × Shenyang WS-20 turbofan engines thrust each
Single source4 × Shenyang WS-20 turbofan engines, 140 kN (31,000 lbf) thrust each[source]
Falcon 900B · Wing area
Single source49.0 m 2 (527 sq ft)[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] | 100 as of 2026[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1984–present[source] | 2013–present[source] |
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| First flight | 21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )[source] | 26 January 2013[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] | 66,000 kg (145,505 lb)[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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| Designer | — | Tang Changhong[source] |
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| Primary user | — | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 6 July 2016[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 710 kg/m 2 (150 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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