Beriev A-100
| A-100 Premier | |
|---|---|
| Role | Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) |
| Manufacturer | Beriev / JSC Vega |
| First flight | 26 October 2016 |
| Primary user | Russian Air Force |
| Developed from | Il-76MD-90A (Il-476) |
The Beriev A-100 is a Russian-built airborne early warning and control (AWACS) aircraft based on the Il-76MD-90A (Il-476) transport aircraft. This aircraft is developed to replace the Beriev A-50 "Mainstay" in Russian Air Force service. Avionics and configuration will be similar to the A-50U, but with a new Vega Premier Active Phased Array Radar.[1]
Design and development
The A-100 is designated as the izdeliye PM, a project meant to develop a replacement for the A-50 AWACS aircraft. The aircraft is based on the improved Il-476, which has new PS-90A-76 turbofans that are 15% more powerful than the D-30KP used by the Il-76. The external shape of the A-100 will be similar to the A-50, with the main radar array housed in a rotating dome mounted on two struts above the fuselage. The new Vega Premier AESA radar in the dome will have electronic steering in elevation while azimuth is control by the rotation of the dome. The array will rotate once every 5 seconds, thus improving the radar's ability to track fast moving targets.[2]
Specifications
Most of the figures are for the Il-476.
General characteristics
- Length: 46.59 m (152 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in)
- Height: 14.76 m (48 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 300.0 m² (3,229.2 ft²)
- Powerplant: 4 × Aviadvigatel PS-90-76 turbofans, 142 kN (32,000 lbf) or 14,500 kgf[3] each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 900 km/h (490 kt, 560 mph) Mach 0.82 depending on altitude
See also
- Related development
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
- ↑ "Beriev delivers first upgraded A-50U Mainstay". Air Forces Monthly (286): 28. January 2012.
- ↑ Butowski, Piotr. "Model Reveals A-100 Configuration". Air International, April 2014. Retrieved: 21 July 2014.
- ↑ http://www.generalequipment.info/IL76TD%20PS90.htm