Yak-40

Passenger jet airliner Yak-40 was created in the mid 60's for short (regional) airlines, which would replace the old piston aircraft. He took on board 32 passengers and transporting them to a distance of 1,800 kilometers at a cruising speed of 500 kilometers per hour. The absence of the Soviet Union made the engine power required designers to install as many as three engine AI-25. The aircraft was safe to operate, yet economical enough. In the years 1968-81 released in 1180 Yak-40, of which nearly three hundred more airlines flying in 18 countries.