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Doing some reading on NAC and it seems that after the introduction of the 737 onto the Main Trunk routes those in charge thought about buying a fleet of regional jets to replace the F27s on the regional routes. Among the contenders were the HS 146, Fokker F28 Fellowship, and the Russian Yak-40, but the 70's Oil crisis put paid to the RJ plans and the F-27 500s were bought instead.
So i got to thinking, what would an NAC Yak-40 look like... After much consternation and mucking round here is an NAC YAK-40
I have used the Suprunov Design Yak-40 Classic version to paint on.

You may have to change your name to Spaduski comrade

Ian Warren wrote:

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jan 25 2015,12:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You may have to change your name to Spaduski comrade

Da Comrade Warrenski, I may have to do so, I am pretty happy with the finish.. i may package it and upload to flightsim.com

Kiwia1spad wrote:

QUOTE (Kiwia1spad @ Jan 25 2015,2:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I am pretty happy with the finish.. i may package it and upload to flightsim.com

I would do that , no point doing a job you like and well done

Brilliant !!! suits the livery

When I looked at that, first thought was "what a tiny 727" but the wings didn't look right. Finally, reading the text which invariably helps, the light glowed.

Very interesting. They might have been considered but I can't imagine it actually happening. Not in the middle of the cold war.

chopper_nut wrote:

QUOTE (chopper_nut @ Jan 25 2015,6:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Very interesting. They might have been considered but I can't imagine it actually happening. Not in the middle of the cold war.

Oh yes, very interesting, the NAC board were very much rebels though, they were under extreme pressure from the Govt to buy british when it came to the Viscount replacement, with the BAC 1-11 but stuck to their guns in insisting that they bought the 737-200, they were also under pressure to buy the Turbine version on the Handley Page Herald, but again insisted on their choice which was the F27. Depending on the outcome of their research it may have been an interesting choice of what they bought if the Regional Jet went ahead. I know that with full loadings in the little Yak i have flown out of Oamaru, Mt Cook, Tekapo, Wanaka, and Alexandra pretty easily, I have also flown it off Grass airfields like Taieri and Gore with lighter weights as the Yak was designed specifically for use on short and under prepared airfields in the Soviet block, hence the High Aspect Ratio straight wing and large flaps. There are no spoilers either, with a slow approach speed and touch down of around 100kts and reverse thrust it pulls up pretty quickly.

One of those rare occasions when something looks too small for its boots, rather than too big...
Damn good piece of painting, just the same

Kiwia1spad wrote:

QUOTE (Kiwia1spad @ Jan 25 2015,11:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Oh yes, very interesting, the NAC board were very much rebels

We would have been real rebels if we had have got a Soviet plane made outta boiler plate, had you hit a mountain it would just shrug it off ...... Wonder it that is what made a little shorter a few years back

The board may have been rebels but I think there would have been such a backlash about us buying commie gear, the sale wouldn't have gone through. Look at the backlash when Mount Cook tried to buy French when they were nuclear testing in the Pacific.

chopper_nut wrote:

QUOTE (chopper_nut @ Jan 26 2015,12:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The board may have been rebels but I think there would have been such a backlash about us buying commie gear, the sale wouldn't have gone through. Look at the backlash when Mount Cook tried to buy French when they were nuclear testing in the Pacific.

ARBUSTED ! look what happened in the end ..... as for the commie plane ... as Sir Ed did say ... We knocked the top off the barstard .. referring to Mt Cook

Great job , i do love that little Yak