Yakovlev Yak-40
On October 21, 1966, the first prototype of Yak-40 took to the air for the first time. In 1967, aircraft production began in Saratov Aviation Facility. In 1968, the Yak-40 received its Soviet-type certification. On September 30, 1968, the aircraft performed its first passenger flight with Aeroflot. The Yak-40 produced several variants with different modifications. […]