Yakovlev Yak-42

Yakovlev Design Bureau

About

The Soviet Union’s last trijet and the first Soviet airliner designed around high-bypass turbofans — three D-36s, one in the tail and two on the rear fuselage — intended to replace the Tu-134 on short routes from short and unpaved strips. Interstate Aviation Committee type certificate 09-42 gives the Yak-42 a maximum take-off mass of 54,000 kg, a maximum ramp mass of 54,300 kg, a maximum landing mass of 50,500 kg, a maximum fuel load of 18,500 kg and a maximum payload of 14,500 kg uncontainerised. It carries up to 126 passengers behind two pilots, to a maximum operating Mach of 0.75 and a maximum altitude of 9,100 m — 9,600 m for aircraft carrying change №35 to the flight manual. The stretched Yak-42D on the same certificate is heavier, at 56,500 and 57,500 kg.

Weightscompared to Boeing 757-300

MRW (Maximum Ramp Weight)

54,300kg
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50k
100k
124k

MTOW (Maximum Takeoff Weight)

54,000kg
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50k
100k
124k

MLW (Maximum Landing Weight)

50,500kg
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50k
102k

Capacitycompared to Boeing 757-300

Passenger Capacity

126passengers
0
100
200
295

43% of 757-300 maximum capacity

Crew

Total
2
Cockpit
2

Sources11 figures on this page

Engine Specifications

Engine Count

3×

Engine Model

Ivchenko-Progress D-36 series 1

Thrust per Engine

63.7 kN(14320 lbf)

Production & History

Production Status

Out of production

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