DA-20 Details

[your_dreamguy]

Can someone tell me about this airplane? I think it's a small, twin engine business jet. Isn't there a small, plane....I think it's the "Katana" with the same designation? Anyway, I'm interested in the jet. If anyone knows of a link to a website where I could et more info. that would really help as well.

Thanks.

 

[semperfido]

as a start why not google falcon 20. DA is the designation for a falcon jet and 20 is the model.

 

[TransMach]

Dassault Mystere Falcon 20

Dreamguy,

Just PM me any question you have and I'll answer them all.

TransMach

 

[KPTPK]

The Katana is a DV20.

 

[FlyinTim]

Ahhhh many many many times, i refered my Katana as DA-20 to ATC...they typed it in and found a falcon...and replied "Hmmm...little slow there".... yea...everone makes that mistake..haha

 

[Flying Illini]

Ahhhh many many many times, i refered my Katana as DA-20 to ATC...they typed it in and found a falcon...and replied "Hmmm...little slow there".... yea...everone makes that mistake..haha

yep, and it's still wrong in your "aircraft experience" listing.

 

[Kingairrick]

yep, and it's still wrong in your "aircraft experience" listing.

I always just thought he was full of $hit. Wonder what a Falcon 40 would look like anyway...Maybe the 20/50 fuselage, with the 900 wing?

 

[LR25]

Falcon 20, slowest swept wing jet you can fly, unless you have the Garrets.

But it does fly nice.

 

[pilotyip]

but it looks good

And you build flight time faster becasue it takes you longer to get there. Great resume stuff!

 

[WillowRunVortex]

Falcon was the Cadillac,,,Lear was the Corvette. It was nice to have both in the "garage".

 

[Kingairrick]

I'm lookin' at a 20 job right now. Nice cabin, 2.5 hours of range max. Matches nicely with my bladder's max range...Hope I get it.

 

[80drvr]

I'm lookin' at a 20 job right now. Nice cabin, 2.5 hours of range max. Matches nicely with my bladder's max range...Hope I get it.

Just curious, what model gets 2.5 hrs max range?

 

[Kingairrick]

Don't know, just what they told me. But it's a 20F-5.

 

[woobietail]

That does not make any sense! A 20F-5 has more range than that!

 

[pilotyip]

I have 3.5 flight 3.9 block in a CF-700 DA-20 a couple of times.

 

[Flying Illini]

I just did a 4.2 flight 4.4 block leg with 2100lbs remaining. (we were empty and topped it off). That's in an aircraft with the Garret engines (it's also a 20F-5).
See, never having flown the lear, I've got to say that the DA-10 is the corvette...but I definitely agree that the DA-20 is the cadillac!

pilotyip:
And you build flight time faster becasue it takes you longer to get there. Great resume stuff!

...unless you have the garrets

 

[pilotyip]

If I really wanted to build time, I would do it in a DC-3, now that is real flying. Sweep wing bird also, 10 degrees. That is why the crusie speed is so high in the DC-3, 125 Kts IAS. Why at 10,000' that is nearly 150 KTS TAS.

 

[TransMach]

Dassault Mystere Falcon (Falcon 20)

Pilotyip,

You and I know those old girls will go a lot farther than most folks give them credit for. You just have to fly the Performance Manual numbers.

I flew a D Model (cargo version with CF-700-2-D) from Goose to Kef one day. 03+47 flight, 1382NM with 65 knots push. The Jetplan was right on for LRC at FL370. BGBW, BGSF, BIKF and BIRK were all VFR and I slid into BIKF with just under 1,800 pounds remaining. We had 2 spare engines in the cargo hold with all the tools necessary for an engine change, flight crew plus a mechanic on the jumpseat. It was no sweat at all. Well, no sweat except for the long range nav failure outbound from LOACH to 58N-50W. We managed, however.

Another day I flew a BASIC airplane with TFE-731s from VNY to TEB, non-stop. Again about 65 knots on the tail, VFR in the New York area and a cold day.

Outstanding airplane the 20 is, at least with the 731-5BRs on an F model conversion. That's a sweet old airplane and I miss them greatly.

Fact is I just applied for a DA50 job and a GIV job. The GIV job will pay more but I actually hoping I get the DA50 gig. It's a DA50-EX and a pretty good schedule to boot!

Fingers crossed,

TransMach

 

[FN FAL]

I'm lookin' at a 20 job right now. Nice cabin, 2.5 hours of range max. Matches nicely with my bladder's max range...Hope I get it.

My bladder can't do 2.5 either...after one trip with me, the Captain would never look at another liter bottle of "Aquafina" the same.

 

[Flying Illini]

Oh yeah, don't worry about your bladder range...there's an enclosed lav on the 20's.

 

[Kingairrick]

Wow. it really is a new year. FNFAL and I agree on sompthin'.
I do enjoy your posts bruthah...