Delaware Valley Historical Aircraft Association DVHAA - Other Exhibits / 03Aim9SidewinderMissile
Bill Maloney
2/5/2008

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03Aim9SidewinderMissile

03Aim9SidewinderMissile

AIM 9 Sidewinder Air to Air Missile Specifications:

Length: 9 feet 5 inches
Wingspan:
2 feet, 1 inches
Diameter:
inches
Weight: 190 lbs
Max Speed: Mach 2
Range: 2 miles
Powerplant: Herculese & Bernite Mk36 solid fuel rocket motor
Warhead:
 High Explosive Fragmentation
First Flight : 1953
Cost: $84,000

The Aim 9 Sidewinder is an Air to Air heat seeking missile.