AIM-9 Sidewinder missile by goodoleboy
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Description
Captured 10/29/06 at the Wings, Wheels, Rotors and Expo show held annually at the beautiful Joint Forces Training Base on the beautiful Los Alamitos Army Airfield in beautiful Los Alamitos, California.
This heat-seeking missile, sitting on the wingtip of a General Dynamics/Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon, measures 9'-4.2"/2.85 meters in length, 5"/127mm in diameter, a top speed of Mach 2.5, and is a product of Raytheon/Ford Aerospace/Loral Corporation.
The weapon is used extensively by various air forces worldwide.
Development began in 1946, the first flight was in September 1953 as the AIM-9A, entered service in 1956 as the AIM-9B.
Since then it has evolved all the way up to model AIM-9M, and is now on the brink of an AIM-9X version.
Considering its birth in 1946, the Sidewinder is now over 61 years old, which is older than most of the folks in Renderosity!
Anyway, after a steady diet of flowers, trees and plants, it's refreshing to get back to macho military stuff.
Have a peaceful weekend.
Comments (10)
As always your photography is so detailed and sharp dear Harry, and thank you for the information, very interesting - hugs Jane xx
wow look how big they are. I never kwon how big they was intill I saw this. cool shot
Well, it's older than I am! :) Sharp, clear, well lit, nicely done. A simple-looking contraption, but undoubtedly effective for its purpose.
great capture...
Superb shot with great details. Very well done!
I first met the Sidewinder as a Motorola design at North Campus. When I met Dr. Cartwright at NWC, China Lake I was already well on my way to a longer range tactic. The movie of the pilot sleeping in bed cuddling his Sidewinder is my favorite. Do you favor Python scripts?
Great shot!
A heat seeking missile is not something we see everyday and I take privilege in viewing it now. Thanks for the info and a glimpse of this weapon. IMHO I find it ironic that you sign off with 'have a peaceful weekend...'
Sure you pointed your camera to the most important part. Great shot Harry.
My boss could use a few of these up the 'ol intake port... ;'P