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
Capacitycompared to Boeing 757-300
Passenger Capacity
43% of 757-300 maximum capacity
Crew
Sources11 figures on this page
- Карта данных сертификата типа № 09-42 (Як-42)09-42 rev Издание 04Aviation Register of the Interstate Aviation Committee · tier 1 · 11 figures · pages 2, 3, 4, 5
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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