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Yakovlev Yak 48

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Top speed
  
880 km/h

Length
  
19 m

Wingspan
  
17 m

Manufacturer
  
Yakovlev

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The Yakovlev Yak-48 is a twin-engined long-range business jet or regional carrier.

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Design and development

The Yakovlev Yak-48 was developed in 1989 as a long-range business jet capable of seating up to eight passengers and traveling from New York to Paris, or as a local-service airliner with seats for up to eighteen. It was to have been powered by two rear-mounted Pratt & Whitney Canada PW305 turbofans. Once the design was completed development proceeded quickly.

Specifications (Yak-48)

General characteristics

  • Crew: two pilots
  • Capacity: up to 19 passengers
  • Length: 19.3 m (63 ft 4 in)
  • Wingspan: 17.42 m (57 ft 2 in)
  • Height: ()
  • Wing area: 30.2 m² (325 ft²)
  • Empty weight: 8,060 kg (17,769 lb)
  • Loaded weight: kg (lb)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 15,172 kg (33,448 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306A , kN (lbf) each

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 880 km/h (547 mph)
  • Range: 6,852 km (4,258 nm)
  • Service ceiling: m (ft)
  • Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)
  • Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)

    • References

    Yakovlev Yak-48 Wikipedia
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