Scott Hanko
AIM-120 AMRAAM Missile
Manufacturer: Raytheon Company
Date: ca. 2000
Country of Origin: United States of America
Dimensions:
Overall: 12ft x 7in. x 1ft 9in. (365.76 x 17.78 x 53.34cm)
Materials:
Motor section, steel; rear fins, steel; front fins, aluminum; ring on top of guidance section, steel; warhead and upper guidance section, non-ferrous metal
This is the AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range, Air-to-Air Missile), also designated AIM-12A. It is used by the U.S. Navy, Air Force as well as allied forces. AMRAAM has a 30- to 40-mile range and reaches Mach 4.
The missile has an all-weather, beyond-visual-range capability and is a follow-on to the AIM-7 Sparrow missile. It is faster, yet smaller and lighter than its predecessor. The pilot is able to aim and fire several AMRAAMs simultaneously at multiple targets and the plane can undergo evasive maneuvers as the missiles guide themselves to their targets. The missile is used on F14D, F/A-18, F-15, F-16, F-4, and Britain's Tornado and Sea Harrier aircraft. This object was donated to the Smithsonian in 2003 by the U.S. Air Force.
The AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, or AMRAAM (pronounced "am-ram"), is a modern beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile (AAM) capable of all-weather day-and-night operations. Designed with the same form-factor as the previous generation of semi-active guided Sparrow missiles, it is a fire-and-forget missile with active guidance. It is also commonly known as the Slammer in USAF service. When an AMRAAM missile is being launched, NATO pilots use the brevity code Fox Three.
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Virginia
AIM-120 AMRAAM Missile
Manufacturer: Raytheon Company
Date: ca. 2000
Country of Origin: United States of America
Dimensions:
Overall: 12ft x 7in. x 1ft 9in. (365.76 x 17.78 x 53.34cm)
Materials:
Motor section, steel; rear fins, steel; front fins, aluminum; ring on top of guidance section, steel; warhead and upper guidance section, non-ferrous metal
This is the AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range, Air-to-Air Missile), also designated AIM-12A. It is used by the U.S. Navy, Air Force as well as allied forces. AMRAAM has a 30- to 40-mile range and reaches Mach 4.
The missile has an all-weather, beyond-visual-range capability and is a follow-on to the AIM-7 Sparrow missile. It is faster, yet smaller and lighter than its predecessor. The pilot is able to aim and fire several AMRAAMs simultaneously at multiple targets and the plane can undergo evasive maneuvers as the missiles guide themselves to their targets. The missile is used on F14D, F/A-18, F-15, F-16, F-4, and Britain's Tornado and Sea Harrier aircraft. This object was donated to the Smithsonian in 2003 by the U.S. Air Force.
The AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, or AMRAAM (pronounced "am-ram"), is a modern beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile (AAM) capable of all-weather day-and-night operations. Designed with the same form-factor as the previous generation of semi-active guided Sparrow missiles, it is a fire-and-forget missile with active guidance. It is also commonly known as the Slammer in USAF service. When an AMRAAM missile is being launched, NATO pilots use the brevity code Fox Three.
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Virginia