Il'yushin/Beriyev A-50: The 'Soviet Sentry'

Il'yushin/Beriyev A-50: The 'Soviet Sentry' by Yefim Gordon Brought out in the late 1970s as a successor to the obsolete Tu-126 airborn e early warning aircraft, the A-50 co-developed by the Il'yushin and Beriye v bureaux is one of the most interesting military variants in the field of IL-76 military transport. Differing outwardly from the latter mainly in hav ing a conventional "saucer" rotodome, the A-50 entered flight testing in 19 80; the new Soviet AWACS entered service four years later. The improved A-5 0M was developed several years after that. The type continues in service wi th the Russian Air Force today, and the fleet is being upgraded to A-50U st andard. This book describes the A-50's 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.

Product Info

ISBN: 1473823919

ISBN-13: 9781473823914

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Year: 2016

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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