airborne early warning aircraft model by Tupolev
Tu-126
The Tupolev Tu-126 (NATO reporting name: Moss) was an airborne early warning and control aircraft developed from the Tupolev Tu-114 airliner by the Tupolev design bureau. It was in service with the armed forces of the Soviet Union from 1965 to 1984.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Aviakor
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- First flight
- 1962-01-23
- Length
- 57.3 m
- Wingspan
- 51.2 m
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 280 kt
- Max speed
- 430 kt
- Range
- 3,800 nm
- Service ceiling
- 35,100 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 376,990 lb
- Empty weight
- 227,076 lb
- Powerplant
- 4 × Kuznetsov NK-12MV
- Engines
- 4
- Seats
- 12
- Length
- 185.3 ft
- Wingspan
- 168.7 ft
- Height
- 52.7 ft
- Number built
- 12
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.