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Yakovlev Yak-42
A narrow-body jet airliner from Yakovlev, first flown in 1975. It typically seats about 120 passengers and can fly up to 2,000 km.
- Maker
- Yakovlev
- Family
- Yak-42
- First flight
- 1975
- Typical seats
- 120
- Range
- 2,000 km1,080 nmi
- Length
- 36.4 m
- Engines
- 3 × jet
- Body
- Narrow-body
- ICAO type code
- YK42
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Test yourself
1Does the Yak-42 fly further or less far than the ERJ-145?
The Yak-42 flies up to 2,000 km, 900 km less than the ERJ-145.
2Does the Yak-42 seat more or fewer passengers than the COMAC C919?
The Yak-42 typically seats 120, 44 fewer than the COMAC C919.
3Did the Yak-42 first fly later or earlier than the E195-E2?
The Yak-42 first flew in 1975, 42 years earlier than the E195-E2.
Similar in size and range
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