Aircraft encyclopedia

Aircraft models with their history, specifications and variants.

Pavecon (CC BY SA), vía commons
Aleksander Markin (CC BY SA), vía commons
Lentokonefani (CC BY SA), vía commons
Aeroprints.com (CC BY SA), vía commons
Lentokonefani (CC BY SA), vía commons
Aleksander Markin (CC BY SA), vía commons
Airliner · 1966
Yakovlev Yak-40
The Yakovlev Yak-40 (Як-40; NATO reporting name "Codling") was the world's first jet airliner designed specifically for local air routes: a straight-winged trijet with a T-tail and retractable tricycle gear, able to work from grass or…
more…
Dmitry Ivanov. (CC BY SA), vía commons
parfaits (CC BY SA), vía commons
Mike1979 Russia (CC BY SA), vía commons
Airliner · 1975
Yakovlev Yak-42
The Yakovlev Yak-42 is a narrow-body trijet for mid-range routes and the first Soviet airliner powered by modern high-bypass turbofans. It first flew on 7 March 1975 and began scheduled service on 22 December 1980.
more…