Tupolev Tu-126
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 Tu-126 |
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| Type | Airborne Early Warning and Control |
| Manufacturer | Tupolev OKB |
| Retired | 1984 (USSR) |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary user | Soviet Air Force |
| Developed from | Tupolev Tu-114 |
The Tupolev Tu-126 (NATO reporting name Moss) is a turboprop-powered Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft designed by the Tupolev design bureau.
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[edit] Design and development
In 1958 the Tupolev Design Bureau was ordered to design an AEW&C aircraft. After trying to fit the projected radar instrumentation in a Tu-95 and a Tu-116, the decision was made to use the Tupolev Tu-114 with its wider fuselage instead. This solved all the problems with cooling and operator space that existed with the narrower Tu-95 and Tu-116 fuselage. To adhere to the flight range requirements, the plane was fitted with an air-to-air refuelling receiver.
[edit] Operational history
The Tu-126 was used by the Soviet Air Force, until being replaced by the Beriev A-50. The Tu-126 was also leased by India in conflicts with Pakistan. The last Tu-126 was retired in 1984.
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[edit] Specifications (Tu-126)
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Data from The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875-1995 [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 12 (plus full spare crew)
- Length: 56.50 m (185 ft 4⅜ in)
- Wingspan: 51.4 m (168 ft 7⅝ in)
- Height: 16.05 m[2] (52 ft 8 in)
- Wing area: 311.1 m² (3,348 ft²)
- Empty weight: 103,000 kg (227,000 lb)
- Loaded weight: 171,000 kg (377,000 lb)
- Powerplant: 4× Kuznetsov NK-12MV turboprops driving contra-rotating props, 11,033 kW (14,795 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 790 km/h (426 kt, 491 mph)
- Cruise speed: 520 km/h (281 kt, 323 mph)
- Range: 7,000 km (3,780 NM, 4,350 mi)
- Service ceiling 10,700 m (35,100 ft)
- Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)
- Wing loading: 550 kg/m² (113 lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: 0.26 kW/kg (0.16 hp/lb)
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Related development
Comparable aircraft
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[edit] Bibliography
- Gunston, Bill. The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875 - 1995. London: Osprey, 1995. ISBN 1-85532-405-9.
- Taylor, John W.R., ed. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988-89. Coulsden, Surrey, UK: Jane's Information Group, 1988. ISBN 0 7106-0867-5.
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