Beriev A-50 Mainstay
| Specifications | |
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| Countries of Origin | CIS (formerly USSR) |
| Similar Aircraft | E-3 Sentry |
| Crew | Seven |
| Role | |
| Armament | tail turret |
| Length | 152 ft, 8 in (46.5 m) |
| Span | 165 ft, 6 in (50.5 m) |
| Weights | empty: 75,000 kg (73 tons 1815 lbs) maximum take-off: 170,000 kg (167 tons 700 lbs) maximum take-off: 190,000 kg [A-50E] |
| maximum speed | 800 km/h (500 mph) |
| Range | 6400 km (4000 miles) |
| Flight endurance during mission at 1000 km range: | |
| - without refueling, h | 4* |
| - with refueling, h | 7* |
| Detection range for: | |
| - air targets: | |
| bombers, km | 650 |
| low-flying fighters | up to radio horizon |
| cruise missiles (S1m2), km | 215 |
| detection of non ballistic missiles jets by optical means, km | 800* |
| - water surface targets (S=250m2) | up to radio horizon |
| - ground surface targets: | |
| single target (e.g. tactical missile launcher), km | 300* |
| group target (e.g. column of tanks) | 250* |
| Traking of air targets | up to 300 |
| Frequency range: | |
| - electronic intelligence, GHz | 0.5-18 |
| - signal intelligence, MHz | 50-500 |
| Crew: | |
| - flight crew, persons | 5 |
| - mission crew, persons | 11 | Operators |
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