11 replies to this topic

[justin1795]

this plane really confuses me.. it burns so much fuel its hard to even break even.. where other similar planes make 80k on the route.. most routes with the yak go about 4k in the hole

[Stevphfeniey]

Then don't use it

[BritAbroad]

All aircraft will be reviewed at some stage to check data.
If there's a mistake, it will be picked up on.

This may be accurate though - there is more than one reason why they were cheaper and less widely used than the western equivalents.

[un1]

Also remember that communist nations didn't care about the cost of operation, they just wanted a plane that could preform what they wanted to do. In the case of the Yak-42 it was used for regional flights out of Moscow and to be able to fly to grass airfields (something the game doesn't simulate).

Otherwise it's a tiny 3 engined aircraft, so I would doubt that it has a good fuel efficiency.

[boristu154]

@ AE Developer your are mixing it up with the Yak-40. That plane was never profitable true.


How ever the Yak-42D is quite profitable its one of the first planes to have turbofan engines. It is till recently a popular plane in the Ukraine on domestic flights. I have had the pleasure of flying on this bird several times in and out of Cuba. They are quite frequently used on Cubanas network to Mexico, Costa Rica and internally in Cuba. Hence I really doubt this plane is unprofitable.

[Stevphfeniey]

But keep in mind that Cubana is state-backed

[Spanish David]

The whole of Cuba is unprofitable atm

[X-Wing @Aliciousness]

Cubana, like soviet-era Aeroflot, is state backed. I highly doubt they make any profit at all

[Shmoo97]

I make profit with about 20 Tu204s so why not ?

[Stevphfeniey]

Well not only does the Tu204 have 2 engines as opposed to 3, but they're more efficient than the Yak42s engines. Plus it carries more passengers.

[Moldova96]

Don't forget it was designed in an ages of low fuel prices due the oil fields in Russia, in modern times the fuel is more expensive and so without state funding the aircraft will struggle.