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The AIM-54 Phoenix, developed for the F-111B fleet air defense fighter, had an airframe with four cruciform fins that was a scaled-up version of the AIM-47. One characteristic of the Missileer ancestry was that the radar sent it mid-course corrections , which allowed the fire control system to " loft " the missile up over the target into ...
This was where most of the Navy's missiles were developed and tested during the 1950/1960 era, including the AIM-7 Sparrow family and the AIM-54 Phoenix air-to-air, Bullpup air-to-surface, and Regulus surface-to-surface missiles. Pt. Mugu has dominated the area since the 1940s, and is one of the few places in the area that is not agricultural.
As of January 2019, the following missiles were on exhibit at the museum. [67] Hughes AIM-4 Falcon air-to-air missile; Martin HGM-25A Titan I intercontinental ballistic missile; Raytheon AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile; Raytheon AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile; Raytheon AIM-54C Phoenix air-to-air missile; Raytheon AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air ...
'Wisdom-90') is an Iranian air-to-air missile based on the AIM-54 Phoenix and the MIM-23 Hawk. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is solely deployed on Iran's F-14 Tomcats . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] While not confirmed for use in service, it has also been tested for usage on Iranian F-4 Phantom II & Su-24 .
The museum originated with single room at the Weapons Exhibit Center in 1955. The collection was expanded in 1963, but began to deteriorate ten years later due to the expansion of a lab. A man named Milt Burford began efforts to expand the collection again in 1989 and four years after that the China Lake Museum Foundation was established.
The result was the AN/AWG-9 radar and Phoenix missile. All that was needed was a suitable airframe, which led to the Navy's involvement in the F-111B program. Although the radar and missile systems started to mature (after the better part of a decade at this point) the F-111B proved to be considerably overweight and had marginal performance ...
The F/A-18 Super Hornet, like the one pictured here, can now carry a modified SM-6 missile known as the AIM-174B. The weapon has a longer range than other American air-to-air missiles and could ...
The F-111B's nose was 8.5 feet (2.59 m) shorter due to its need to fit on existing carrier elevator decks, and had 3.5 feet (1.07 m) longer wingspan to improve on-station endurance time. The Navy version would carry an AN/AWG-9 Pulse-Doppler radar and six AIM-54 Phoenix missiles. The Air Force version would carry the AN/APQ-113 attack radar and ...