CIS
A-50 MAINSTAY (ILYUSHIN)
Gary's Combat Aircraft Reference Guide

FM 44-80:  A-50

GENERAL DATA

Country of Origin: CIS (formerly USSR).
Similar Aircraft: E-3 Sentry.
Crew: Seven
Role: AEW, control.
Armament: Tail turret.
Dimensions: Length: 152 ft, 8 in (46.5 m). Span: 165 ft, 6 in (50.5 m).

DESCRIPTION

Wings: High-mounted, swept-back, and tapered with blunt tips.

Engine(s): Four turbofans mounted on pylons under and extending beyond the wings' leading edges.

Fuselage: Long, round tapering to the rear with a radome on the chin. Saucer type radome on top of the aircraft. Stepped-up cockpit.

Tail: Flats swept-back and tapered with blunt tips high-mounted on the swept-back, tapered fin, forming a "T".

USER COUNTRY

CIS.