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DASSAULT Falcon 900
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F900
| Aircraft | ||||
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| Name | Falcon 900 | |||
| Manufacturer | DASSAULT | |||
| Body | Narrow | |||
| Wing | Fixed Wing | |||
| Position | Low wing | |||
| Tail | Cruciform tail | |||
| WTC | Medium | |||
| APC | B | |||
| Type code | L3J | |||
| Engine | Jet | |||
| Engine count | Multi | |||
| Position | Both sides of rear fuselage and fin-integrated | |||
| Landing gear | Tricycle retractable | |||
| Mass group | 3 | |||
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DASSAULT Falcon 900
Description
Large size transcontinental corporate jet. In service since 1986 (900EX since 1996). Substantially revised development of Falcon 50 with new larger and longer fuselage. Falcon 900B with more powerful engines and increased range. Falcon 900EX ultra long range development. New version Falcon 900C. Combines the airframe and avionics of the Falcon 900B with 900EX engines. First customer deliveries beginning in 2000. The Falcon 900C is in parallel production with the 900EX.
Technical Data
| Wing span | 19.3 m63.32 ft |
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| Length | 20.2 m66.273 ft |
| Height | 7.6 m24.934 ft |
| Powerplant | 3 x 20 kN Garrett TFE731-5AR-1C or 3 x 21,1 kN Allied Signal TFE731-5BR turbofans. |
| Engine model | Garrett TFE731, Honeywell TFE731 |
Performance Data
| Take-Off | Initial Climb (to 5000 ft) |
Initial Climb (to FL150) |
Initial Climb (to FL240) |
MACH Climb | Cruise | Initial Descent (to FL240) |
Descent (to FL100) |
Descent (FL100 & below) |
Approach | ||||||||||
| V2 (IAS) | 125 kts | IAS | 155 kts | IAS | 290 kts | IAS | 290 kts | MACH | 0.72 | TAS | 510 kts | MACH | 0.72 | IAS | 290 kts | IAS | kts | Vapp (IAS) | 110 kts |
| Distance | 1500 m | ROC | 3000 ft/min | ROC | 2500 ft/min | ROC | 2500 ft/min | ROC | 1500 ft/min | MACH | 0.85 | ROD | 1000 ft/min | ROD | 4000 ft/min | MCS | 180 kts | Distance | 700 m |
| MTOW | 2120021,200 kg 21.2 tonnes kg |
Ceiling | FL510 | ROD | ft/min | APC | B | ||||||||||||
| WTC | M | Range | 45004,500 nm 8,334,000 m 8,334 km 27,342,519.705 ft NM |
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Accidents & Serious Incidents involving F900
- E170 / F900, en-route, east of Varna Bulgaria, 2015 (On 30 June 2015 the crew of an en route Embraer 170 failed to notice that their transponder had reverted to Standby and the ATC response, which involved cross border coordination, was so slow that the aircraft was not informed of the loss of its transponder signal for over 30 minutes by which time it had already passed within 0.9nm of an unseen Dassault Falcon 900 at the same level. The Investigation found that the Embraer crew had failed to follow appropriate procedures and that the subsequent collision risk had been significantly worsened by a muddled and inappropriate ATC response.)
- F900 / B772, en-route, near Kihnu Island Estonia, 2013 (On 17 October 2013, a Falcon 900 climbing as cleared to FL 340 and being operated as a State Aircraft equipped with TCAS II v7.0 initially responded to a TCAS RA against crossing traffic at FL 350 in day VMC in the opposite direction to the one directed and prescribed separation was lost as a result. The Investigation concluded that the F900 crew had commenced a climb on receipt of a TCAS RA 'ADJUST VERTICAL SPEED' when a reduction in the 800 fpm rate of climb was required. Safety Recommendations were made in respect of TCAS RA requirements for State Aircraft.)
- F900, en-route, South of Bucharest Romania, 1999 (On 14 September 1999, a F900 was subjected to rapid and violent vertical load oscillations, which killed most of the passengers, after incorrect crew response to a minor pitch control malfunction.)