Herpa Volga-Dnepr Yakovlev Yak-40 RA-87842 1:200 Diecast Model1: 200 Diecast: Volga Dnepr Yakovlev Yak 40 RA 87842 (Herpa HE573146) RA 87842 is a Yakovlev Yak 40 operated by Volga Dnepr Airlines, one of Russia's specialist cargo carriers. The Yak 40 is a Soviet designed short range trijet regional aircraft, produced from 1966 through 1981 at the Saratov Aviation Plant. Over 1,000 airframes were delivered. Volga Dnepr, based in Ulyanovsk, is best known for its Antonov An 124 heavy lift operations; the Yak 40