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AIM-9 Sidewinder
The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a short-range air-to-air missile and will be fired whenever the aerial
target is out of reach of the cannon. The Tomcat can be load with a maximum of 4
Sidewinders at a time, two on each wing-pylon.
Specifications:
- Length 9 ft 5 in
- Diameter 5 in
- Wing Span 2 ft 1 in
- Weight 195 lbs
- Speed 1900 mph
- Range 10+ nm
- Warhead Blast fragmentation (conventional) weighing 20.8 pounds
- Power Plant Thiokol Hercules and Bermite MK 36 Mod 11; single-stage, solid-propellant rocket motor
- Guidance System Solid-state infrared homing system
- Date Deployd 1956
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