Specifications - A-50 Mainstay Airborne Early Warning and Control System, Russia
| Crew | |
| flight crew | 5 |
| mission crew | 10 |
| Weight | |
| max takeoff weight | 190,000 kg |
| weight of fuel | 64,820 kg |
| maximum landing weight | 151,500 kg |
| Engines | |
| number and type of engines | 4 x D-30KP |
| Take-off thrust, kgf | 4 x 12,300 kgf |
| Performance | |
| service ceiling | 10,200 metres |
| maximum range | 5,000 km |
| flight endurance | 7.7 hours |
| limit load factor | 2g |
| patrol speed | 600 kilometres/hour |
| patrol endurance at 2,000 km range | 1.4 hours |
| patrol height | 5,000 to 10,000 metres |
| number of simultaneously tracked targets | 50 to 60 targets |
| numbers of simultaneously guided fighters | 10 to 12 fighter aircraft |
| range of detection of fighter aircraft with effective target area 3m2 | 220 to 240 kilometres |
| Communications | |
| range via hf channel | 2,000 kilometres |
| range via Uhf channel | 400 kilometres |
| range via wide band radio link | 400 kilometres |
| range via satellite radio link | satellite zone |
| Radar | centimetre wave bands |
| basing facilities | first category airfield, concrete-paved |
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