Model: Yakovlev Yak-40Airline: Cubana CU-T1221Scale: 1/144Kit: AZ Model [AZ 14418]
Background:
The Yakovlev Yak-40 (NATO reporting name: Codling) is a small, three-engined airliner. It is the world's first commuter trijet. Maiden flight was made in 1966, and production took place from 1967 to 1981. Introduced in September 1968, the Yak-40 was exported since 1970.
The first of five prototypes made its maiden flight on 21 October 1966, with production being launched at the Saratov Aviation Plant in 1967 and Soviet type certification granted in 1968. The type carried out its first passenger service for Aeroflot on 30 September 1968.
In 1975, the last upgrade of Yak-40 took place – the number of cabin windows on the right side changed from nine to eight. By the time production ended in November 1981, the factory at Saratov had produced 1,011. As well as being the backbone of Aeroflot's local operations, flying to 276 domestic destinations in 1980, the Yak-40 was also an export success.
Cubana operated 12 samples of the Yak-40 from 1976 until 1998, when it finished transferring the type to Aero Caribbean. CU-T1221 was delivered to Cubana in 1978. In 1993 it was transferred to Aero Caribbean where it continued service until it was scrapped in 2005.
Model: Yakovlev Yak-40
Airline: Cubana CU-T1221
Scale: 1/144
Kit: AZ Model [AZ 14418]
The Yakovlev Yak-40 (NATO reporting name: Codling) is a small, three-engined airliner. It is the world's first commuter trijet. Maiden flight was made in 1966, and production took place from 1967 to 1981. Introduced in September 1968, the Yak-40 was exported since 1970.
The first of five prototypes made its maiden flight on 21 October 1966, with production being launched at the Saratov Aviation Plant in 1967 and Soviet type certification granted in 1968. The type carried out its first passenger service for Aeroflot on 30 September 1968.
In 1975, the last upgrade of Yak-40 took place – the number of cabin windows on the right side changed from nine to eight. By the time production ended in November 1981, the factory at Saratov had produced 1,011. As well as being the backbone of Aeroflot's local operations, flying to 276 domestic destinations in 1980, the Yak-40 was also an export success.
Cubana operated 12 samples of the Yak-40 from 1976 until 1998, when it finished transferring the type to Aero Caribbean. CU-T1221 was delivered to Cubana in 1978. In 1993 it was transferred to Aero Caribbean where it continued service until it was scrapped in 2005.
The first of five prototypes made its maiden flight on 21 October 1966, with production being launched at the Saratov Aviation Plant in 1967 and Soviet type certification granted in 1968. The type carried out its first passenger service for Aeroflot on 30 September 1968.
In 1975, the last upgrade of Yak-40 took place – the number of cabin windows on the right side changed from nine to eight. By the time production ended in November 1981, the factory at Saratov had produced 1,011. As well as being the backbone of Aeroflot's local operations, flying to 276 domestic destinations in 1980, the Yak-40 was also an export success.
Cubana operated 12 samples of the Yak-40 from 1976 until 1998, when it finished transferring the type to Aero Caribbean. CU-T1221 was delivered to Cubana in 1978. In 1993 it was transferred to Aero Caribbean where it continued service until it was scrapped in 2005.
