Yak-40

An-2 to be equipped with hybrid engine for the first time
An-2 to be equipped with hybrid engine for the first time

The technology is also being tested on the Yak-40

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Maksim Borisov
Russia approved the world's first supersonic aircraft with a "dark cockpit"
Russia approved the world's first supersonic aircraft with a "dark cockpit"

GosNIIAS: there will be no frontal glazing in the aircraft

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Maksim Borisov
The advantages of the Il-114-300 over the half-century-old Yak-40 have been named
The advantages of the Il-114-300 over the half-century-old Yak-40 have been named

Oleg Panteleev: the turboprop aircraft carries twice as many passengers and has a major advantage

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Maksim Borisov
Yak-40 Doesn't Retire: Fifty Aircraft Still in Service
Yak-40 Doesn't Retire: Fifty Aircraft Still in Service

The aircraft continues to carry passengers and participates in supersonic technology testing

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Andrey Rudkovskiy
Yak-40 of Kamchatka Air Enterprise Returned to Airport Due to Windshield Crack
Yak-40 of Kamchatka Air Enterprise Returned to Airport Due to Windshield Crack

The crew interrupted the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - Tilichiki flight at an altitude of 5500 m

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Andrey Rudkovskiy
Out of desperation, not according to plan: aviation expert reports on the scale of old aircraft unpreservation in the Russian Federation
Out of desperation, not according to plan: aviation expert reports on the scale of old aircraft unpreservation in the Russian Federation

Oleg Panteleev named the reasons for the return of "tack" Tu-204, An-148 and Il-96 to service

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Andrey Rudkovskiy
Vologda Aviation Enterprise continues to fly Yak-40s that are almost 50 years old
Vologda Aviation Enterprise continues to fly Yak-40s that are almost 50 years old

The company's fleet includes five such aircraft

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Maksim Borisov
Million-Ruble Damage: Yak-40 Aircraft Damaged During Landing in Kamchatka — Criminal Case Opened
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Alina Shrub
Yak-40 "Iron Butt": The First Soviet Jet Passenger Aircraft Certified for Airworthiness in Europe and the USA
Yak-40 "Iron Butt": The First Soviet Jet Passenger Aircraft Certified for Airworthiness in Europe and the USA

The Yakovlev Design Bureau succeeded in creating a successful airliner for regional short-haul flights

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Andrey Rudkovskiy
MC-21 Delayed Again: Soviet Tu-214s to Rescue Airlines
MC-21 Delayed Again: Soviet Tu-214s to Rescue Airlines

Kazan Aviation Plant Limited by Production Volumes of New Aircraft

ArticlesAviationKazanskiy aviazavodPAO «OAK»9
Maksim Borisov
Yak-40 passenger aircraft may be revived with military engines
Yak-40 passenger aircraft may be revived with military engines

Power units from Yak-130 will be suitable

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Maksim Borisov
Yak-40 Causes Rain Over Yakutsk: Operation to Reduce Fire Threat Launched
Yak-40 Causes Rain Over Yakutsk: Operation to Reduce Fire Threat Launched

Technologies will allow pinpoint cooling of potential fire hotspots

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Bogdan Gercen
The total number of military aircraft at Russia's disposal has become known
The total number of military aircraft at Russia's disposal has become known

As of 2025, there are more than 2.2 thousand units

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Maksim Borisov