Topic title: ICAO code
Yak-40
Aircraft Model (Name & Manufacturer)
Yakovlev Yak-40 by Yakovlev
Aircraft Category
B
Purpose or Role in Game
Regional jet
Why should this aircraft be added?
is a regional jet designed in Soviet Union by Yakovlev. The trijet’s maiden flight was in 1966, and it was in production from 1967 to 1981. It was introduced to service in 1968, with export models following in 1970. Diversifying the Soviet Union’s regional jet aircraft. It offers diverse gameplay and realism.
Airlines that use it
Civilian operators: Ariana Afghan Airlines, Bakhtar Afghan Airlines, Ada Air, Albanian Airlines, TAAG Angola Airlines, Azerbaijan Airlines, Government of Belarus, Aerosur, Balkan Bulgarian Airlines, Hemus Air, Aerocaribbean, Cubana, Government of the Czech Republic, CSA Czechoslovak Airlines, Government of Czechoslovakia, Slov-Air, EgyptAir, Olympic Airways, Mayan World Airlines, Rollins Air, Malév, Aertirrena, Alinord, Avianova, Avioligure, Cabado, Air Kazakhstan, Air Kokshetau, Bek Air, East Kazakhstan Region Air Enterprise, Euro-Asia Air, Semeyavia, Tulpar Air Service, Zhetysu Aviakompania, Zhezkazgan Air, Kyrgyzstan Airlines, Air Libya Tibesti, Air Lithuania, Air Moldova, Expreso Aéreo, Servicios Aéreos Amazónicos, T Doble A, Interisland Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, 2nd Sverdlovsk Air Enterprise, AeroBratsk, Aerolik, Ak Bars Aero, Amur Airlines, Aviakompaniya SKOL, Aviastar, Belgorod Air Enterprise, Bugulma Air Enterprise, Byline, Center-South Airlines, Gazpromavia, Khabarovsk Airlines, LUKoil-Avia, Orel Avia, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise, Rossiya, RusAir, Severstal Air Company, Tomskavia, Tulpar Air, UTair Aviation, Vladivostok Avia, Volga-Dnepr, Vologda Aviation Enterprise, Yak Service, Yakutia Airlines, Yamal Airlines, Yuzhmashavia, Government of Slovakia, Aeroflot, Syrian Arab Airlines, Tajikistan Airlines, Turkmenistan Airlines, Motor Sich Airlines, Aerostar Airlines, Constanta Airlines, Challenge Aero, Uzbekistan Airways, Oriental de Aviación, Vietnam Airlines, General Air.Military operators: Angolan Air Force, Bulgarian Air Force, Cuban Air Force, Czech Air Force, Czechoslovak Air Force, East German Air Force, Military of Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopian Air Force, Guinea-Bissau Air Force, Hungarian Air Force, Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Lao People’s Liberation Army Air Force, Lithuanian Air Force, Military of Madagascar, Polish Air Force, Russian Air Force, Serbian Air Force, Soviet Air Force, Syrian Air Force, Vietnam People’s Air Force, Yemen Air Force, Yugoslav Air Force, Zambian Air Force, Air Force of Zimbabwe.
Special characteristics or variants
Variants (Data from:OKB Yakovlev):Yak-40: The first production model
Yak-40-25: Military conversion
Yak-40 Akva (Aqua): Military conversion
Yak-40D (Dal’niy – long-distance): with non-stop flight distance enlarged
Yak-40EC: Export version
Yak-40 Fobos (Phobos): Military conversion
Yak-40K: Cargo/convertible/combi version
Yak-40 Kalibrovshchik: Military Elint conversion
Yak-40L: Proposed version with two Lycoming LF507-1N turbofans
Yak-40 Liros: Military conversion
Yak-40M: Passenger version
Yak-40 M-602: Flying testbed
Yak-40 Meteo: Military conversion
Yak-40P: Yak-40L with large nacelles projecting ahead of the wings
Yak-40REO: Military conversion
Yak-40 Shtorm: Military conversion
Yak-40TL: Proposed upgraded version
Yak-40V: Export version
Yak-40MS: Experimental upgrade with two Honeywell TFE731-5 turbofan engines by SibNIA
STR-40DT: A proposed twin-engine composite-wing derivative along the line of TVS-2DTS
Yakovlev Yak-40 3-view drawing Proposed VTOL and four-engined Yak-40 variants Yak-40 during takeoff A Yak-40 on final approach
Optional: Links or references
Yakovlev Yak-40 - Wikipedia
