December 27, 2005 at 4:45 pm
watching cable TV,feature of Russian arm forces,including interior shoot of A-50 AWACS,A-50 use conventional CRT display rather than modern MFD seen in Phalcon or E-3,the display console seen bulky, look like 70’s USN hawkeye
the aircraft was not pressurized,all the operator has to wear standard issue flight helmet and oxygen mask,while LRU mounted on top of aircraft ceiling.
The aircratf avionics system seem dated,no wonder both the Chinese and Indian AF choose israel phalcon over mainstay.
Is there any news that the Russian is developing next gen. of AWACS to replace the A-50?