N780RA V

This aircraft — FAA registration facts

N780RA is a 1971 Dassault FALCON 20 F (serial 256), registered to Royal Air Freight Inc (corporation) in Waterford, MI. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires October 2027; the airworthiness certificate dates from July 1999 (27 years ago). It carries 2 Alliedsign TFE731-5BR engines rated at 4,750 lbf each (9,500 lbf total), the engine on 33% of registered Dassault FALCON 20 Fs. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address AA91FE. It is one of 3 Dassault FALCON 20 F aircraft on the FAA registry. Royal Air Freight Inc holds 52 aircraft on the registry.

Registered owner

Royal Air Freight Inc

Owner type

Corporation

Based in

Waterford, MI

Serial number

256

Year built

1971 · 55 yrs old

Airworthiness class

Standard – Transport

FAA status

V

Mode-S / ICAO24

AA91FE · 52510776 octal

Certificate issued

Oct 28, 2014

Airworthiness date

Jul 15, 1999

Last FAA activity

Mar 24, 2023

Registration expires

Oct 31, 2027

FAA region

Central

Source: FAA aircraft registry (public record). Community reviews and photos below.

Engine on this aircraft

Engine

Alliedsign TFE731-5BR

Engine type

Turbo-fan

Rated thrust

4,750 lbf × 2 (9,500 lbf total)

FAA engine code

02508

1 of the 3 registered Dassault FALCON 20 F carry this engine (33%), across 3 engine variants on the type.

Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.

Runway requirement (estimate)

A Dassault FALCON 20 F needs roughly 11,100 ft of runway for takeoff at sea level (takeoff distance ~9,636 ft plus a 15% safety margin). Check it against a destination airport →

Planning estimate for takeoff only — excludes landing distance, wind, density altitude, and contamination. Verify against the aircraft's POH/AFM.

Community facts about N780RA

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