LIIiDK sends the legendary Yak-40 into the sky: board 87659 returns to service
1 нояб. 2025 г., 15:32:20
LIIiDK sends the legendary Yak-40 into the sky: board 87659 returns to service

The aircraft, which was demonstrated at Le Bourget in 1973, is starting to train future test pilots

News Aviation LII im. M.M. Gromova.
Yak-40 "Iron Butt": The First Soviet Jet Passenger Aircraft Certified for Airworthiness in Europe and the USA
21 окт. 2025 г., 16:25:28
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 transportation

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MC-21 Delayed Again: Soviet Tu-214s to Rescue Airlines
9 окт. 2025 г., 12:18:28
MC-21 Delayed Again: Soviet Tu-214s to Rescue Airlines

Kazan Aviation Plant Limited by Production Volumes of New Aircraft

Articles Aviation Kazanskiy aviazavod PAO «OAK»
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Soviet Yak-40 Aircraft Conducts First Tests of VK-800 Turboprop Engine for "Baikal"
20 июл. 2025 г., 10:22:21
Soviet Yak-40 Aircraft Conducts First Tests of VK-800 Turboprop Engine for "Baikal"

The tests were conducted to evaluate the performance of the power unit in real flight conditions

News Aviation Sibirskiy NII aviacii imeni S.A. Chaplygina
Footage Emerges of "Closed Cockpit" Tests for Future Supersonic Aircraft
11 июл. 2025 г., 15:37:33
Footage Emerges of "Closed Cockpit" Tests for Future Supersonic Aircraft

A Yak-40-based laboratory was used as a flight demonstrator

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Yak-40 passenger aircraft may be revived with military engines
28 мая 2025 г., 10:51:43
Yak-40 passenger aircraft may be revived with military engines

Power units from the Yak-130 will be suitable

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Production of MC-21, SJ-100, or New Yak-40 Could Open in the North Caucasus
27 мая 2025 г., 11:04:23
Production of MC-21, SJ-100, or New Yak-40 Could Open in the North Caucasus

The construction of a new plant may require several billion rubles

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Yak-40 Causes Rain Over Yakutsk: Operation to Reduce Fire Threat Launched
15 мая 2025 г., 12:39:34
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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The total number of military aircraft at Russia's disposal has become known
14 мая 2025 г., 00:05:04
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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There are no analogues to it: airlines cannot "let go" of an aircraft that is almost 50 years old
7 мая 2025 г., 09:46:54
There are no analogues to it: airlines cannot "let go" of an aircraft that is almost 50 years old

Yak-40 is used for VIP flights and air ambulance

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Yak-40 aircraft service life planned to be extended to 60 years
30 апр. 2025 г., 11:11:24
Yak-40 aircraft service life planned to be extended to 60 years

Airlines intend to maintain the aging fleet amid aircraft shortages

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A marvel of Soviet engineering: 4 aircraft that are still flying
5 янв. 2025 г., 07:42:22
A marvel of Soviet engineering: 4 aircraft that are still flying

Il-62, Yak-40, An-2, Tu-204 — operate flights in Russia and abroad

Articles Aviation PAO «Yakovlev» PAO «Tupolev»
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Deputy Prime Minister Savelyev Shown Flying Laboratory Based on Yak-40
4 окт. 2024 г., 10:35:59
Deputy Prime Minister Savelyev Shown Flying Laboratory Based on Yak-40

Government delegation inspected light-class aircraft at SibNIA

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TsAGI Creates "Wing Console" Stand for Regional Aviation Aircraft
1 сент. 2024 г., 09:04:00
TsAGI Creates "Wing Console" Stand for Regional Aviation Aircraft

The work is being carried out as part of the scientific and technical project "Integral-RS"

News Aviation CAGI imeni Zhukovskogo