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Yakovlev Yak-42D

YAK42-4520424309017Scrapped

RegistrationAMEK-42447

AROperatorArmavia

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Yakovlev Yak-42D. Operated for Ulba, Irtysh Avia and Armavia. Scrapped.

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Technical data

Country of registrationArmenia

MSN4520424309017

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Yakovlev Yak-42

Figures for the Yak-42D variant, the most representative of the family

Length36.4 m119 ft

Wingspan34.9 m114 ft

Height9.8 m32 ft

Range4,000 km2,160 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed740 km/h400 ktMach 0.70

Service ceiling9,600 m31,496 ftIt flies above Everest (1.1 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight57,500 kg126,766 lb

Maximum payload24,500 kg54,013 lbIts 104 passengers with baggage would weigh about 10.4 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity104 passengersUp to 120 in a high-density layout

Endurance5 h 24 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 4,000 km range, from Yerevan it could fly non-stop as far as:

LHRLondon3,631 km BOMMumbai3,585 km CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)3,409 kmAMSAmsterdam3,283 km DELNew Delhi3,243 km

Beyond its rangeMADMadrid4,015 km

The type first flew in 1975 (51 years ago) · About 187 units built · Production ended in 2003

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

The full story of the Yakovlev Yak-42 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

since 2008Armavia airline base

Base

EVNYerevan

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Nov 11, 1993

Delivered to Ulba

Delivered to Ulba as UN-42447.

Jul 1, 1998

Transferred to Irtysh Avia

Transferred to Irtysh Avia.

Jun 23, 2002

Re-registered

Changed from UN-42447 to UN-42712 (still with Irtysh Avia).

Aug 3, 2003

Transferred to Air Kazakstan

Transferred to Air Kazakstan.

Jun 27, 2005

Transferred to Karat

Transferred to Karat.

Oct 14, 2005

Transferred to Cubana de Aviación

Transferred to Cubana de Aviación.

Oct 1, 2008

Transferred to Armavia

Transferred to Armavia.

Operators

1993-11-11

Ulba

Registration UN-42447

1998-07-01

Irtysh Avia

Registration UN-42447

2002-06-23

Irtysh Avia

Registration UN-42712

2003-08-03

Air Kazakstan

Registration UN-42712

2005-06-27

Karat

Registration CU-T1247

2005-10-14

Cubana de Aviación

Registration CU-T1247 · Lessor: Tulpar Air

2008-10-01

Armavia

Registration EK-42447

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BibTeX

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  year         = {2026},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
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