Frankfurt Friday 2 23rd January 2026.

ER-42409, Yakovlev Yak-42D, Air Moldova International, shortly after taking off from one of the runways at Frankfurt Airport, 21st September 1996.

#Frankfurt #FRA #EDDF #Yakovlev #Yak42 #AirMoldovaInternational #FrankfurtFriday
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Manchester Monday 4 12th January 2026.

UR-42544, Yakovlev Yak-42, Avia Express, but operating for Air Ukraine, taxiing to the terminal after landing on Runway06 at Manchester Airport, some time in the early 1990s, as seen from the old terraces.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway06 #Yakovlev #Yak42 #AviaExpress #AirUkraine #ManchesterMonday
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Manchester Monday 12th January 2026.

https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2026/01/12/manchester-monday-12th-january-2026/

#PlaneAlert ICAO: #404ABC Tail: #GSOCT Flt: #GSOCT
Owner: #Private
Aircraft: #Yakovlev Yak-50
2025-11-21 12:49:50 CET
#YK50 #DoABarrelRoll #VasheZdorovye #Aerobatics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-50_1975
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=404ABC&zoom=7&lat=51.583977&lon=-1.987152&timestamp=1763725790&showTrace=2025-11-21

#adsb #planefence #planealert by kx1t - https://sdr-e.com/docker-planefence

Manchester Monday 4 3rd November 2025.

UR-42544, Yakovlev Yak-42, Avia Express/Ukrainian Airlines, taxiing out to the runway at Manchester Airport, sometime between 1992 and 1994.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Yakovlev #Yak42 #AviaExpress #UkrainianAirlines #ManchesterMonday
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Oh yes, I forgot to share this earlier. I had some more old planes fly past earlier, a Douglas DC-3 flanked by a couple of Yakovlev Yak 18Ts and a Yak 52.

#Flyby #VintageAviation #DouglasDC3 #DC3 #Yakovlev #Yak18T #Yak52

Russia’s Superjet Powered by Domestic PD-8 Engine Performs Maiden Flight:

https://defensemirror.com/news/39070/Russia___s_Superjet_Powered_by_Domestic_PD_8_Engine_Performs_Maiden_Flight

#Russia #Superjet #PD8Engine #Aviation #FlightTest #Aircraft #RussianAviation #UnitedAircraftCorporation #Rostec #Yakovlev #UnitedEngineCorporation #PD8 #ImportSubstitution

Russia’s Superjet Powered by Domestic PD-8 Engine Performs Maiden Flight:

https://defensemirror.com/news/39070/Russia___s_Superjet_Powered_by_Domestic_PD_8_Engine_Performs_Maiden_Flight

#Russia #Superjet #PD8Engine #Aviation #FlightTest #Aircraft #RussianAviation #UnitedAircraftCorporation #Rostec #Yakovlev #UnitedEngineCorporation #PD8 #ImportSubstitution

#FotoVorschlag 'Voll Retro'

In einer Antonow AN2 ganz gemütlich herumfliegen.

#Photography #Fotografie #Antonow #Yakovlev #Flugzeug #Propeller #Doppeldecker #Darktable #mywork

Photo of the Day 23rd November 2024.

UR-42544, Yakovlev Yak-42, Avia Express, operating for Lviv Airlines, who in turn were operating for Air Ukraine, taxiing out to the active runway from Terminal 2 at Manchester Airport, some time in the early 1990s.

3 photos behind the link.
https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2024/11/23/photo-of-the-day-23rd-november-2024/

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Yakovlev #YAK42 #AviaExpress #LvivAirlines #AirUkraine
#avgeek #aviation #planespotting #photography