E-9A telemetry relay aircraft

The E-9A is a telemetry relay aircraft adapted from the Canadian-made Dash 8 short-range civil transport aircraft (see separate database entry). It receives telemetry from both test missiles and target aircraft. The aircraft's nickname is Widget.

The E-9A has the same airframe as the Dash 8, featuring a high aspect-ratio wing mounted on top of the fuselage with a rectangular center section and tapered outer panels, a relatively high single fin and full-height rudder with the...