Aircraft encyclopedia: Civil

Aircraft models with their history, specifications and variants.

Pavecon (CC BY SA), vía commons
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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…
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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.
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