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