Il’yushin/Beriyev A-50: The ‘Soviet Sentry’ (FlightCraft)

Synopsis

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 Il'yushin 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 ñsaucerî 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-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.