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BERIEV A-50
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A50
Aircraft | ||||||
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Name | A-50 | |||||
Manufacturer | BERIEV | |||||
Body | Narrow | |||||
Wing | Fixed Wing | |||||
Position | High wing | |||||
Tail | T-tail | |||||
WTC | Heavy | |||||
Type code | L4J | |||||
Engine | Jet | |||||
Engine count | Multi | |||||
Position | Underwing mounted | |||||
Landing gear | Tricycle retractable | |||||
Mass group | 4 | |||||
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BERIEV A-50
Description
The Beriev A-50 Shmel ("bumble bee"), (NATO reporting name: Mainstay) is a Russian airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft based on the Ilyushin Il-76 transport. Developed to replace the Tupolev Tu-126 'Moss', the A-50 first flew in 1978. It entered service in 1984, with about 40 produced by 1992.
Technical Data
Wing span | 50.50 m165.682 ft <br /> |
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Length | 49.59 m162.697 ft <br /> |
Height | 14.76 m48.425 ft <br /> |
Powerplant | 4 x Aviadvigatel PS-90A turbofan, 157 kN (35,200 lbF) each. |
Engine model | Aviadvigatel PS90 |
Performance Data
Take-Off | Initial Climb (to 5000 ft) |
Initial Climb (to FL150) |
Initial Climb (to FL240) |
MACH Climb | Cruise | Initial Descent (to FL240) |
Descent (to FL100) |
Descent (FL100 & below) |
Approach | ||||||||||
V2 (IAS) | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | MACH | TAS | 490 kts | MACH | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | Vapp (IAS) | kts | ||
Distance | m | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | MACH | ROD | ft/min | ROD | ft/min | MCS | kts | Distance | m | |
MTOW | 170000170,000 kg <br />170 tonnes <br /> kg | Ceiling | FL390 | ROD | ft/min | APC | |||||||||||||
WTC | H | Range | 35003,500 nm <br />6,482,000 m <br />6,482 km <br />21,266,404.215 ft <br /> NM |
Accidents & Serious Incidents involving A50
None on SKYbrary