Beechjet 400A · Citation I/SP 501 · Challenger 850 · Citation Excel · Falcon 7X
Curated competitors, ranked by market position.
| Specification | ![]() anchorBeechcraft Beechjet 400A BE40 | ![]() Cessna Citation I/SP 501 C501 | ![]() Bombardier Challenger 850 CRJ2 | Cessna Citation Excel C560 | ![]() Dassault Aviation Falcon 7X FA7X |
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| Identity | |||||
| Category | Light Jet | Light Jet | Large | Midsize | Large |
| Variant | — | 501 | — | — | — |
| ICAO | BE40 | C501 | CRJ2 | C560 | FA7X |
| Production | discontinued | discontinued | discontinued | discontinued | discontinued |
| Years | 1990 – 2003 | 1977 – 1985 | 2006 – 2012 | 1998 – 2004 | 2007 – 2020 |
| Performance | |||||
| Range (NM) | 1.519 | 1.328 | 2.811 | 1.858 | 5.950 |
| Cruise (kt) | 449 | 357 | 459 | 430 | 459 |
| MTOW (kg) | 7.484 | 5.375 | 24.040 | 9.163 | 31.298 |
| Ceiling (ft) | 45.000 | 41.000 | 41.000 | 45.000 | 51.000 |
| Takeoff (ft) | 3.855 | 2.930 | 6.305 | 3.700 | 5.710 |
| Cabin | |||||
| Length (m) | 4.78 | 3.87 | 14.78 | 5.59 | 12.30 |
| Width (m) | 1.47 | 1.49 | 2.49 | 1.68 | 2.34 |
| Height (m) | 1.45 | 1.31 | 1.85 | 1.73 | 1.88 |
| Volume (m³) | 8.6 | 6.5 | 46.0 | 11.9 | 44.0 |
| Baggage (m³) | 1.5 | — | — | — | — |
| Max seats | 9 pax | 6 pax | 16 pax | 10 pax | 16 pax |
| Cabin Match Score | anchor | 80/ 100 | 0/ 100 | 74/ 100 | 0/ 100 |
| Engine | |||||
| TBO (hrs between overhauls) | 3.600 h | 3.500 h | 8.000 h | 5.000 h | On-condition |
| Operating cost | |||||
| Variable $/h | |||||
| Fixed $/yr | |||||
| Total $/h | |||||
| Price & lineage | |||||
| New price (USD) | US$ 6.8M | — | US$ 29.0M | US$ 11.0M | US$ 55.0M |
| Predecessor | — | — | — | — | — |
| Successor | — | — | — | — | |
| $/NM |
| Annual total |
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