Today in Aviation: Ju 52/3m, An-10, Yak-42 First Flights
MIAMI – Today in Aviation, we celebrate the first flights of the Junkers Ju 52 (1932), the Antonov An-10 (1957), and the Yakovlev Yak-42 (1975). The Junkers Ju 52/3m (also known as Tante Ju (“Aunt Ju”) and Iron Annie) is a German transport aircraft designed and manufactured by Junkers. The Antonov An-10 (Russian: Aнтонов н-10; NATO reporting name: Cat) is a Soviet-designed four-engined turboprop passenger transport aircraft. The Yakovlev Yak-42 (Russian: ковлeв к-42; NATO reporting name: “Clobber”) is a three-engined mid-range passenger jet with a capacity of 100/120 p...