Flight testing of general purpose 500kg aerial bomb
Testing covered ground adaptation, carriage and handling, limited separation and release of the bomb from Su 30 MK1 aircraft. The bomb exhibited adequate clearances when adapted on stations 1, 2, 3, 4, 7a, 7b, 8a and 8b.
During the carriage trials, the aircraft touched the carriage limits of 0.85 at 150 m altitude and completed 6.5 ‘g’ and full roll manoeuvres. Structural integrity of the bomb was found satisfactory after the trials.