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weight and performance calculations for the Yakolew Yak-42D

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Yakolew Yak-42D

Role : mid-range jet airliner

importance : ***

first flight : 1988 operational : June 1989

country : Russia

NATO reporting name : CLOBBER

design :

production : 105 Yak-42D (total Yak-42 : 185 aircraft)

general information :

Long-range version

primary users : Donbassaero

Accommodation:

flight crew : 2 cabin crew : 3

passengers : seating for 100 in two class : 16 business class and 84 economy class seats ( 32 -in pitch)

high density seating for 120 passengers

engine : 3 Lotarev D-36 turbofan engines of 63.2 [KN](14207.7 [lbf])

dimensions :

wingspan : 34.88 [m], length : 36.38 [m], height : 9.8 [m]

wing area : 150.0 [m^2]

weights :

operating empty weight : 34500 [kg] max. structural payload : 14500 [kg]

Zero Fuel weight (ZFW) : 49000 [kg] max. landing weight (MLW) : 50500 [kg]

max.take-off weight : 57500 [kg]

performance :

Max. operating Mach number (Mmo) : 0.81 [Mach] (900 [km/hr]) at 7600 [m]

normal cruise speed : 820 [km/hr] (Mach 0.76 ) at 10000 [m] (27 [%] power)

service ceiling : 10700 [m]

range with max fuel : 3000 [km] and allowance for 291.1 [km] diversion and 30 [min]

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description :

low-wing cantilever monoplane with retractable landing gear with nose wheel

tapered multi-cellular wing with flush-riveted stressed skin

with Fowler flaps airfoil : NACA

sweep angle 3/4 chord: 23.0 [°]

engines attached to the tail, landing gear attached to the wings, fueltanks in the wings

construction : all-metal aluminium-alloy stressed-skin construction with pressurized fuselage

fuselage shape : 0

calculation : *1* (dimensions)

measured wing chord : 4.30 [m] at 50% wingspan

mean wing chord : 4.30 [m]

calculated average wing chord tapered wing with rounded tips: 4.28 [m]

wing aspect ratio : 8.11 []

seize (span*length*height) : 12436 [m^3]

calculation : *2* (fuel consumption)

oil consumption : 94.8 [kg/hr]

fuel consumption (econ. cruise speed) : 3361.6 [kg/hr] (4202.1 [litre/hr]) at 27 [%] power

distance flown for 1 kg fuel : 0.24 [km/kg] at 10000 [m] height, sfc : 66.2 [kg/KN/h]

estimated total fuel capacity : 17449 [litre] (13959 [kg])

calculation : *3* (weight)

weight engine(s) dry : 3327.0 [kg] = 17.55 [kg/KN]

weight 467.6 litre oil tank : 39.75 [kg]

oil tank filled with 1.2 litre oil : 1.1 [kg]

oil in engine 31.7 litre oil : 28.4 [kg]

fuel in engine 23.3 litre fuel : 17.06 [kg]

weight fuel lines 17.4 [kg]

weight engine cowling 568.8 [kg]

total weight propulsion system : 4000 [kg](7.0 [%])

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Civil Aircraft Yak-42D, Eastern Express 14499 (2016)

fuselage aluminium frame : 9305 [kg]

typical cabin layout for 100 passengers : economy : pitch : 81 [cm] ( 3+3 ) seating in 17.2 rows

pax density (normal seating) : 0.59 [m2/pax]

high density seating passengers : 120 at 6 -abreast seating in 20.0 rows, pitch 76 [cm]

weight 2 toilets : 28.5 [kg]

weight 5 hand fire extinguisher : 15 [kg]

weight 1 galleys : 58.5 [kg]

weight overhead stowage for hand luggage : 35.0 [kg]

weight 2 closets : 20.0 [kg]

weight 36 windows : 32.8 [kg]

weight 4 overwing emergency exits : 110.9 [kg]

weight lifejackets : 45.0 [kg]

weight oxygen masks & oxygen generators : 65.0 [kg]

weight tail entrance stairs : 95.0 [kg]

weight emergency flare installation : 10 [kg]

weight 2 emergency evacuation slides : 31.7 [kg]

weight 3 entrance/exit doors : 194.1 [kg]

weight 2 freight doors (belly) : 92.4 [kg]

cabin volume (usable), excluding flight deck : 158.66 [m3]

passenger cabin max.width : 3.45 [m] cabin length : 18.98 [m] cabin height : 2.15 [m]

floor area : 59.0 [m2]

pressure difference :0.47 [kg/cm2]

weight rear pressure bulkhead : 181.5 [kg]

weight air pressurization system : 35.2 [kg]

fuselage covering ( 251.7 [m2] duraluminium 3.26 [mm]) : 2165.6 [kg]

weight floor beams : 332.8 [kg]

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weight cabin furbishing : 455.2 [kg]

weight cabin floor : 629.0 [kg]

fuselage (sound proof) isolation : 182.4 [kg]

weight radio transceiver equipment : 7.0 [kg]

weight dual cloud-collision radar : 25.0 [kg]

weight radio direction finding (RDF) equipment : 5.0 [kg]

weight Sperry Integrated Flight System : 11.0 [kg]

weight artificial horizon : 1.1 [kg]

weight instruments. : 37.0 [kg]

weight APU / engine starter: 31.6 [kg]

weight lighting : 25.0 [kg]

weight electricity generator : 25.0 [kg]

weight controls : 15.1 [kg]

weight seats : 525.0 [kg]

weight air conditioning : 90 [kg]

weight engine mounts : 95 [kg]

total weight fuselage : 14764 [kg](25.7 [%])

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total weight aluminium ribs (683 ribs) : 2050 [kg]

weight fuel tanks empty for total 17449 [litre] fuel : 977 [kg]

weight wing covering (painted aluminium 3.28 [mm]) : 2653 [kg]

total weight aluminium spars (multi-cellular wing structure) : 3433 [kg]

weight wings : 8137 [kg]

weight wing/square meter : 54.24 [kg]

weight rubber de-icing boots : 38.4 [kg]

weight fin & rudder (14.1 [m2]) : 768.1 [kg]

weight stabilizer & elevator (16.9 [m2]): 916.5 [kg]

weight flight control hydraulic servo actuators: 51.2 [kg]

weight fowler flaps (10.2 [m2]) : 281.6 [kg]

total weight wing surfaces & bracing : 11170 [kg] (19.4 [%])

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Yak 42D Donbassaero interior 6-abreast seating

wheel pressure : 6325.0 [kg]

weight 8 Dunlop main wheels (1130 [mm] by 226 [mm]) : 1105.7 [kg]

weight 2 Dunlop nose wheels : 138.2 [kg]

weight hydraulic wheel-brakes : 49.0 [kg]

weight pneumatic-hydraulic shock absorbers : 65.3 [kg]

weight wheel hydraulic operated retraction system : 710.0 [kg]

weight undercarriage struts with axle 1446.4 [kg]

total weight landing gear : 3514.7 [kg] (6.1 [%]

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calculated empty weight : 33448 [kg](58.2 [%])

weight oil for 4.4 hours flying : 416.2 [kg]

weight catering : 146.3 [kg]

weight water : 58.5 [kg]

weight crew : 405 [kg]

weight crew lugage,nav.chards,flight doc.,miscell.items : 26 [kg]

operational weight empty : 34500 [kg] (60.0 [%])

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weight 100 passengers : 7700 [kg]

weight luggage : 1600 [kg]

weight cargo : 5200 [kg]

zero fuel weight (ZFW): 49000 [kg](85.2 [%])

weight fuel for landing (0.4 hours flying) : 1500 [kg]

max. landing weight (MLW): 50500 [kg](87.8 [%])

max. fuel weight : 48459 [kg] (84.3 [%])

payload with max fuel : 97 passengers+luggage 9041 [kg]

published maximum take-off weight : 57500 [kg] (100.0 [%])

Yakovlev Yak-42 commercial aircraft. Pictures, specifications, reviews.

Business class 4 rows 1-4 (2+2) > 16 seats, Economy class 14 rows 7-20 (3+3) > 84 seats, total : 100 pax

calculation : * 4 * (engine power)

power loading (Take-off) : 303 [kg/KN]

power loading (operational without useful load) : 285 [kg/kN]

power loading (Take-off) 1 PUF: 455 [kg/KN]

max. total take-off power : 189.6 [KN]

calculation : *5* (loads)

manoeuvre load : 7.2 [g] at 1000 [m]

limit load : 3.0 [g] ultimate load : 4.5 [g] load factor : 1.6 [g]

design flight time : 2.93 [hours]

design cycles : 13545 sorties, design hours : 39645 [hours]

operational wing loading : 3527 [N/m^2]

wing stress (3 g) during operation : 195 [N/kg] at 3g emergency manoeuvre

calculation : *6* (angles of attack)

angle of attack zero lift : -1.74 ["]

max. angle of attack (stalling angle, clean) : 11.59 ["]

angle of attack at max. speed : 0.64 ["]

calculation : *7* (lift & drag ratios

lift coefficient at angle of attack 0° : 0.15 [ ]

lift coefficient at max. speed : 0.21 [ ]

lift coefficient at max. angle of attack : 1.15 [ ]

max. lift coefficient full flaps : 1.42 [ ]

induced drag coefficient at max.speed : 0.0022 [ ]

drag coefficient at max. speed : 0.0241 [ ]

drag coefficient (zero lift) : 0.0219 [ ]

lift/drag ratio at max. speed : 8.52 [ ]

calculation : *8* (speeds

stalling speed at sea-level (OW loaded : 54138 [kg]): 256 [km/u]

stalling speed at sea-level with full flaps (normal landing weight): 222 [km/u]

V : 376.06 te laag, Cl > Clmax berekening PR nodig klopt niet meer cl : 1.41 line 216

flying weight (fw) : 48800.0

landing speed at sea-level (normal landing weight : 50398 [kg]): 255 [km/hr]

max. rate of climb speed : 646 [km/hr] at sea-level

max. endurance speed : 376 [km/u] min. fuel/hr : 2217 [kg/hr] at height : 2743 [m]

max. range speed : 694 [km/u] min. fuel consumption : 3.692 [kg/km] at cruise height : 8839 [m]

cruising speed : 820 [km/hr] at 10000 [m] (power:20 [%])

max. operational speed (Mmo) : 900.00 [km/hr] (Mach 0.81 ) at 7600 [m] (power:32.2 [%])

airflow : 393.6 [kg/s]

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speed of thrust jet : 1284 [km/hr]

climbing speed at sea-level (loaded) : 2437 [m/min]

climbing speed at 1000 [m] with 1 engine out (PUF / MTOW) : 2298 [m/min]

calculation : *9* (regarding various performances)

take-off speed : 316.1 [km/u]

high wheel pressure, can only take off from paved runways

take-off distance at sea-level concrete runway : 1110 [m]

take-off distance at sea-level over 15 [m] height : 1177 [m]

landing run : 1288 [m]

landing run from 15 [m] : 2189 [m]

lift/drag ratio : 14.80 [ ]

max. theoretical ceiling : 17900 [m] with flying weight :54138 [kg] line 3359

climb to 1000m with max payload : 0.42 [min]

climb to 2000m with max payload : 0.82 [min]

climb to 3000m with max payload : 1.19 [min]

climb to 5000 [m] with max payload : 1.88 [min]

minimum flying speed at 10700 [m] : 529 [km/hr]

theoretical ceiling fully loaded (mtow- 60 min. fuel:54138 [kg] ) : 17900 [m]

calculation *10* (action radius & endurance)

published range : 3000 [km] with 5 crew and 10701 [kg] useful load and 88.1 [%] fuel

range : 2073 [km] with 14500.0 [kg] max. useful load (60.9 [%] fuel)

range : 3342 [km] with 100.0 passengers with each 16 [kg] luggage and 98.1 [%] fuel

range max. fuel : 3405 [km] with 9040.8 [kg] useful load and 100.0 [%] fuel

Available Seat Kilometres (ASK) : 334182 [paskm]

max range theoretically with additional fuel tanks total 28750.0 [litre] fuel : 6230 [km]

useful load with range 500km : 20950 [kg]

useful load with range 500km : 100 passengers

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production (theor.max load): 17179 [tonkm/hour]

production (useful load): 11890 [tonkm/hour]

production (passengers): 82000 [paskm/hour]

combi aircraft mail/freight/passengers

oil and fuel consumption per tonkm : 0.201 [kg]

fuel cost per paskm : 0.042 [eur]

crew cost per paskm : 0.007 [eur]

economic hours : 22300 [hours] is less then design hours

time between engine failure : 642 [hr]

writing off per paskm : 0.015 [eur]

insurance per paskm : 0.0011 [eur]

maintenance cost per paskm : 0.007 [eur]

direct operating cost per paskm : 0.073 [eur]

direct operating cost per tonkm (max. load): 0.350 [eur]

direct operating cost per tonkm (normal useful load): 0.505 [eur]

Literature :

Yakovlev Yak-42 - Wikipedia

Air International jan’00 blz.60

YAK-42 PASSENGER www.tayyareci.com

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Calculated performance and weight may not correspond with actual weights

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