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Russian Experimental Aircraft Designs shown at MAKS 2021
Aviation Week recently reported on a few interesting new Russian aircraft designs that were revealed at the MAKS 2021 air show. Among these was the metallic gray Yak-40LL with an extended nose. “The experimental Yak-40LL aircraft with a hybrid power plant flew at MAKS 2021 for the first time on July 24. The Yak-40LL has a 500-kW electric motor in the nose, which supplements the aircraft’s two standard turbofan engines. The unique feature of the...
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