Yak-42 vs Caravelle
The Yak-42 typically seats about 24 more passengers and flies about 300 km further. The Caravelle flew first, 20 years earlier.
Yak-42 · 36.4 m
Caravelle · 32 m
| Yakovlev Yak-42 | Sud Aviation Caravelle | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Yakovlev | Sud Aviation |
| First flight | 1975 | 1955 |
| Typical seats | 104 | 80 |
| Range | 2,000 km | 1,700 km |
| Length | 36.4 m | 32.0 m |
| Engines | 3 × jet | 2 × jet |
| Body | Narrow-body | Narrow-body |
● marks the higher figure. Bigger isn’t always better: airlines pick the size that fits the route.
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