Yakovlev Yak-40 Regional Airliner Family
The Yakovlev Yak-40 was a Soviet three-engine regional jet designed for short routes and airports with limited infrastructure. First flown in 1966, it combined a compact passenger cabin with rugged landing gear and straight wings suited to unpaved or short fields; passenger, VIP, cargo-convertible, target-towing, and government variants broadened its utility. More than a thousand were produced, and the type became one of the Soviet Union's most widely exported local airliners.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Yak-40Yak 40Jak-40CodlingYak-40KYak-40M
- Family Name
- Yakovlev Yak-40
- Full Name
- Yakovlev Yak-40 Regional Airliner Family
- Roles
- airlinerutility
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Crew Capacity
- 3
- Operating Modes
- land
- Passenger Capacity
- 32
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Yakovlev Yak-40 was a Soviet three-engine regional jet designed for short routes and airports with limited infrastructure. First flown in 1966, it combined a compact passenger cabin with rugged landing gear and straight wings suited to unpaved or short fields; passenger, VIP, cargo-convertible, target-towing, and government variants broadened its utility. More than a thousand were produced, and the type became one of the Soviet Union's most widely exported local airliners.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 6.5
- Length M
- 20.36
- Wingspan M
- 25
- First Flight Year
- 1,966
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- Creation Time
- July 30, 2026 at 20:55:35 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 30, 2026 at 20:55:35 UTC