Soviet / Russian Awacs Aircraft. TU-126, A-50, An-71 and Ka-31  -  Komissarov, Dmitriy

KORTE INHOUD

The need to ensure effective protection of the Soviet airspace in areas lacking adequate cover by ground radars led the nation's aircraft designers to start working on airborne early warning systems. The Tupolev OKB was the first among the nation's aircraft design bureaus to create an µeye in the sky', evolving the Tu-126 AEW aircraft from the Tu-114 long-haul turboprop airliner. The aircraft entered service in 1961, filling an important role with the Soviet Air Force until replaced in the early 1980s by th...
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2005 Uitgever: Crecy Publishing 128 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 1857802152 ISBN-13: 9781857802153