Use of modernized flight test equipment onboard of SONEX LL aircraft to fly the Newa Missile Guidance System

Abstract

The article discusses the modernization of the Anti-Aircraft Missile System NEWA SC (SA-3 Goa – NATO code) flight test equipment, consisting in replacing the TS 11 Iskra aircraft with the SONEX LL aircraft and adapting the set of flight test equipment previously mounted on the TS-11 Iskra to the new carrier aircraft. Comparative tests were carried out in field conditions, which confirmed the correctness of the adopted technical solutions.