A-50 Return To Base After Surveillance Of Areas Of Interest

Odo Puiu Events invites you to watch a ….A-50 Return To Base After Surveillance Of Areas Of Interest. Introduced into service in 1984, the AWACS aircraft, the A-50 received the NATO code designation “Mainstay“. This machine was created on the basis of the Il-76 transport aircraft, the operation of which began in the mid-1970s, and was intended to replace the Tu-126 “Moss“ AWACS aircraft. The cockpit was equipped with workspaces for 10 operators (a total of 15 people in the crew) of the Shmel radio-technical complex, the radar antenna of which was placed in a fairing above the fuselage. In addition, the tail turret was removed from the aircraft, instead of which they placed the antennas of the electronic intelligence system, installed satellite communication and navigation systems, improved state recognition equipment and an electronic warfare system. Only two transparent panels on the sides remained from the glazed nose of the transport aircraft, and an elongated radome for satellite sy