N166RA

This airframe, bearing registration N166RA, is a Dassault Falcon 20F built by Dassault Aviation in 1981 as serial number 449. The aircraft is registered in the US and is registered to the corporation ROYAL AIR FREIGHT INC based in Waterford, MI, US, indicating corporate operation from that Michigan home base. As a fixed-wing multi engine business jet of advanced age, its recorded market valuation is $1,400,000, reflecting both its operational capability and the effects of lifecycle and maintenance history on resale value. Notable registry actions include the current corporate registration and continued use under that operator’s ownership.

The airframe’s 14-seat configuration places the Dassault Falcon 20F in a short- to medium-range corporate transport role, with a cabin typically arranged for mixed passenger and light freight missions under ROYAL AIR FREIGHT INC’s operation from Waterford, MI, US. With a maximum range of 1,810 nm and cruise speed near 405 kts, typical missions would include regional Midwest charters, corporate repositioning flights, and short transcontinental sectors within its fuel and payload limits. Avionics fit and specific interior appointments for this individual airframe are operator-dependent; maintenance considerations emphasize lifecycle management of the Honeywell/AlliedSignal TFE731 engines and airframe corrosion and systems upgrades consistent with a 1981 build. Operational readiness will commonly involve systematic engine inspections and avionics modernization to meet contemporary regulatory and charter requirements.

The Falcon 20F belongs to the Dassault Falcon 20 family, a twin-engine business jet class noted for robust twin-TFE731 powerplants and utility in corporate and special-mission roles. In its performance niche the type competes with contemporaries that offer similar short/medium-range capability; buyer and charter demand for specific older airframes is driven by acquisition cost, refurbishment potential, and maintenance status. Resale and maintenance considerations for serial 449 center on the aircraft’s age, the condition of its TFE731 engines, and the cost-benefit calculus of avionics and interior upgrades relative to its $1,400,000 valuation.