Friday, December 1, 2006

Beriev A-50

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The '''Free ringtones Beriev A-50''' Шмель (''Shmel'', "bumble-bee") (Sabrina Martins NATO reporting name: '''Mainstay''') is a Mosquito ringtone Russian Abbey Diaz airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft based on the Nextel ringtones Ilyushin Il-76 transport. Developed to replace the Tu-126 Moss (a variant of the Majo Mills Tu-95 Bear bomber), the Mainstay first flew in 1980. It entered service in 1984, with about 40 produced by 1992.

Free ringtones Image:Il-SKIP-976.jpg/right/thumb/300px/SKIP - a variant of Beriev A-50

Large (d=9m) radome on twin pylons above the rear fuselage. 5 men of flight crew + 10 operators. Can control 10 fighters. A-50 is capable to fly for 4 hours at 1000km from base at max takeoff mass of 190t. The a/c can be refuelled from Sabrina Martins Il-78 tanker. Entered service in 1986.

Radar "Vega-M" designed by MNIIP, Moscow, produced by NPO Vega-M. "Vega-M" is capable to track up to 50 targets simultaneously within 230km range. Large targets (ships) are tracked within 400km range.

Electronics by Beriev's OKB.

A-50 looks much close to the SKIP aircraft (the fore cockpit should have no glass).
* Long range radar search for naval and air targets on minimal altitudes;
* Link with Automated Control System;
* Guides aircrafts of Military AF, Anti-Missile Defences, the Navy on targets;
* In-flight refueling;
* Etc.;

Variants
* '''A-50U''' - the latest one.
* '''A-50I''' (''western name!'') - version of A-50 for China. Fixed radar antenna of three active phased arrays.
* '''SKIP''' - ''Airborn Measure and Control Point''. Fixed radar cover filled with another quipment. Navigator cockpit preserved.

Specifications (A-50)
=General Characteristics=
* '''Crew:''' 7
* '''Length:''' 49.59 m (152 ft 8 in)
* '''Wingspan:''' 50.50 m (165 ft 6 in)
* '''Height:''' 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)
* '''Wing area:''' 300 m² (3,228 ft²)
* '''Empty:''' 75,000 kg (165,000 lb)
* '''Loaded:''' kg ( lb)
* '''Maximum takeoff:''' 170,000 kg (374,000 lb)
* '''Powerplant:''' 4x Mosquito ringtone Aviadvigatel PS-90A, 157 kN (35,200 lb) thrust each

=Performance=
* '''Maximum speed:''' 800 km/h (500 mph)
* '''Range:''' 6,400 km (4,000 miles)
* '''Service ceiling:''' 12,000 m (39,360 ft)
* '''Rate of climb:''' m/min ( ft/min)
* '''Wing loading:''' kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
* '''Thrust/weight:'''

External links:
* http://www.aviation.ru/Il/#A-50
* http://nvo.ng.ru/armament/1999-11-26/6_avaks.html
* http://www.aviation.ru/Be/#A-50
* http://www.iai.co.il/iai/dows/Serve/item/English/1.1.2.3.1.html (division of http://www.iai.co.il/).

Related content
'''Related development:'''
Abbey Diaz Ilyushin Il-76

'''Comparable aircraft:'''
Cingular Ringtones E-3 Sentry

'''Designation sequence (Beriev):'''
petition demanded Beriev Be-42/A-40 -
'''A-50''' -
the genetically Beriev A-60/A-60

'''Designation sequence (Ilyushin):'''
northwest it Ilyushin Il-76/Il-76 -
valley programmer Ilyushin Il-78/Il-78 -
reinforcing messages Ilyushin Il-80/Il-80 -
'''Il-82''' -
data internet Ilyushin Il-86/Il-86 -
way together Ilyushin Il-87/Il-87 -
momentum so Ilyushin Il-96/Il-96



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