{"product_id":"9781473823914","title":"Il'yushin\/Beriyev A-50: The 'Soviet Sentry'","description":"Brought out in the late 1970s as a successor to the obsolete Tu-126 airborne early warning aircraft, the A-50 co-developed by the Il’yushin and Beriyev bureaux is one of the most interesting military variants in the field of IL-76 military transport. Differing outwardly from the latter mainly in having a conventional “saucer” rotodome, the A-50 entered flight testing in 1980; the new Soviet AWACS entered service four years later. The improved A-50M was developed several years after that. The type continues in service with the Russian Air Force today, and the fleet is being upgraded to A-50U standard. \u003cp\u003eThis book describes the A-50’s thrilling developmental history, taking in its many variants (including the A-50EI export model for India) and gives an extensive overview of the various scale model kits covering the subject currently available on the market.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pen and Sword","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47037861921008,"sku":"9781473823914","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781473823914_p0.jpg?v=1763602907","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781473823914","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}