| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 4114 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Tupolev Tu-4 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Tupolev Tu-4 |
| Aircraft Version: | Tupolev Tu-4 (KJ-1) |
| C/n (msn): | 2806501 |
| Operator Titles: | China - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Datangshan / China Aviation Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | China |
| Collection: | China Aviation Museum (Datangshan) |
| Photo Date: | May 1999 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 2353 |
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An extraordinary machine by any standard. In 1967, China attempted to develop its first AEW platform based on the Tu-4 airframe with AI-20 turboprop engines. The project was named KJ-1, with a Type 843 rotor-dome on top. However, the equipment was too heavy and failed to meet PLAAF requirements so the project was cancelled in 1971 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 31 July 2017, and has since been viewed 1097 times. |