| Yakovlev Yak-48 |
| Role |
Twin-engined business jet |
| National origin |
Russia |
| Manufacturer |
Yakovlev |
| Status |
Cancelled |
| Number built |
none |
The Yakovlev Yak-48 is a twin-engined long-range business jet or regional carrier.
[edit] 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 proceed quickly.[1]
[edit] 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
[edit] See also
- Related development
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
[edit] References
- Gunston, Bill. Yakovlev Aircraft since 1924. London, UK: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1997. ISBN 1-55750-978-6.
[edit] External links
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