| 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: | 20 November 1991 |
| Photo by: | Tim Spearman |
| Photo ID: | 443248 |
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Based on the Tupolev Tu-4 airframe, in 1967 China developed an AWACS platform to try and enable them to monitor US Atomic tests in the Pacific. Powered by four Ivchenko AI-20K turboprop engines, the project was named KJ-1 and had a Type 843 rotordome pylon mounted above the fuselage. Trials were unsuccessful as the equipment was too heavy and failed to meet PLAAF requirements, the project was cancelled in 1971. This photo is copyright © Tim Spearman, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 2 March 2022, and has since been viewed 2159 times. |