Brought out in the late 1970s as a successor to the obsolete Tu-126 airborne early warning aircraft, the A-50 co-developed by the IlÆyushin and Beriyev bureaux is one of the most interesting military variants in the field of IL-76 military transport. Differing outwardly from the latter mainly in having a conventional ôsaucerö rotodome, the A-50 entered flight testing in 1980; the new Soviet AWACS entered service four years later. The improved A-50M was developed several years after that. The type continues in service with the Russian Air Force today, and the fleet is being upgraded to A-50U standard. - - This book describes the A-50Æs thrilling developmental history, taking in its many variants (including the A-50EI export model for India) and gives an extensive overview of the various scale model kits covering the subject currently available on the market. -
| ISBN: | 9781473823914 |
| Publication date: | 30th April 2015 |
| Author: | E Gordon, Dmitrii Komissarov |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Aviation |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 96 pages |
| Series: | FlightCraft |
| Genres: |
Military vehicles |