Origin: |
USSR / producer Jakovlev |
Prototype: |
maiden flight October 21,1966 |
History: |
- NATO reporting name:“Codling“
- produced 1967-1981
- great export success
- by 1993 transported over 354 mln passangers
- this particular plane was used by former Ukrainian prime minister Julia Tymoshenko
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Crew: |
2 |
Powerplant: |
3 x Ivchenko AI-25 turbofan, thrust á 16.87 kN |
Performance: |
- 32 passangers
- able to start from solid ground
- max speed 550 km/h at 7,000 m
- max range 1,800 km
- service ceiling 8,000 m
- rate of climb 8 m/s
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Weight: |
- empty weight 9.4 t,
- max takeoff weight 15.5 t
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Dimensions: |
length 20.36 m; wingspan 25 m; height 6.5 m; wing area 70 m2 |
Fuel: |
3,800 l |
Versions: |
a number of versions, number built 1,011 |
Operators: |
avio companies and air forces of many states |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-40