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TU-142MR BEAR J - -- The TU-142MR was a further modification of the Tu-142M The prototype Tu-142MR 'Bear-J' was based on the airframe of the Tu-142MK, and used for submarine communication relay, allowing national command authorities and strategic missile-carrying submarines to communicate. The under fuselage search radar has been removed, and the aircraft is equipped with an under fuselage winch pod for a several kilometer long trailing wire antenna. It has a communications antenna in a spike fairing that project forward from the fin tip, and a trailing wire antenna (and associated winch package) located below the belly. Production Tu-142MRs are more like the Tu-142M-Z, with an under nose sensor package and ECM system antennas underneath the rear fuselage. Unlike all the other maritime 'Bears,' the production Tu-142MR has a solid radome in place of the usual nose glazing where a limited-range search/weather radar is probably housed to compensate for the lack of a Korshun system. Only a small number of Tu-142MRs were produced, and the prototype was delivered to the 76th Regiment along with early production aircraft. Specification | Scale | 1:72 | | Model Brief | Length: 691 mm Wingspan: 695 mm | | Total Plastic Parts | 204pcs | | Box Size | 60 X 36 X 9 cm | | Metal Parts | n/a | | Barcode | ??? | | Resin Parts | n/a | | Qty. / Ctn | 6pcs | | Photo Etched Part | n/a | | MEAS. | 63X55.5X38 CM | | Film Parts | n/a | | Total Sprues | 9pcs | | Decal Marking | For Russian Air Force | | More Features | n/a |
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