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The Yakovlev Yak-42 is a line of tri-jet aircraft produced by the aircraft company Yakolev. The Yak 42 was produced from 1980-2003.

Historically, the yak-42 was competition for older Russian aircraft companies. The Yak-42 was only made in one passenger variant, but it was used in many tests of equipment.

• Crew: 3
• Span: 114 ft 5 in (34.88 m)
• Length: 119 ft 4 in (36.38 m)
• Height: 32 ft 3 in (9.83 m)
• Engines: 3× Lotarev D-36 turbofan
• Cruise Speed: 740 km/h (399 knots, 460 mph) (economy cruise)
• Range: 4,000 km (2,158 nmi, 2,458 mi) (with maximum fuel)