AIM-7 Sparrow - Factbites

AIM-7 Sparrow - Factbites
Where results make sense
About us | Why use us? | Reviews | PR | Contact us

Topic: AIM-7 Sparrow

Note: these results are not from the primary (high quality) database.

In the News (Wed 7 Jan 09)

Rod Blagojevich

Phil Schiller

Gaza City

Jermain Defoe

Lindsay Lohan

Bill Richardson

Kelly Preston

Leon Panetta

Mitchell Johnson

Darren Sproles

	AIM-7 Sparrow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The AIM-7 Sparrow is a medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile operated by the United States Air Force, US Navy, and USMC as well as various allied air forces.
		Sparrow is now being phased out with the availability of the active-radar AIM-120 AMRAAM, but is likely to remain in service for a number of years.
		Sparrow II As early as 1950 Douglas examined equipping the Sparrow with an active radar seeker, initially known as XAAM-N-2a Sparrow II, the original retroactively becoming Sparrow I.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/AIM-7_Sparrow (1692 words)

	AIM-7 Sparrow
		The AIM-7 Sparrow is a radar-guided, air-to-air missile with a high-explosive warhead.
		The RIM-7M Sparrow is employed during ship-to-air combat missions by Spruance class Destroyers outfitted with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Sea Sparrow Missile System (NSSMS).
		The Sparrow is limitated by the requirement that the aircraft it is fired from must continue to paint the target with radar, limiting that aircraft to straight and level flight.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/missile/aim-7.htm (2228 words)

	The Hornet's Armament Suite
		The primary air-to-air weapons are the AIM-7 Sparrow and the AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles.
		The Sparrow missile is now a rather old design (the basic concept dating from the 1950s), and had been largely replaced by the AIM-120 AMRAAM in Hornet service.
		Although the Sparrow of today is a much more capable weapon than the Sparrow used in Vietnam, it still requires that the target be continually illuminated by the aircraft's on radar transmitter in order for it to home in on reflected radar energy.
	home.att.net /~jbaugher4/f18_3.html (2135 words)

	biology - Sparrow
		For the Sparrow air-to-air missile, see AIM-7 Sparrow.
		American sparrows are not closely related, and these are placed in the family Emberizidae along with the buntings.
		The Hedge Sparrow or Dunnock (Prunella modularis) is a sparrow in name only, a relic of the medieval practice by which any small bird was called "sparrow".
	www.biologydaily.com /biology/Sparrow (320 words)

	Jane's F-15 Training Page: A/A Missile
		There are three types of missiles in the inventory; AIM 9 Sidewinder is used for short range, AIM 7 Sparrow and AIM 120 AMRAM are used for medium range.
		AIM 7 shoot queue is different from AIM 120 shoot queue.
		With AIM 7 you need to keep the black dot with in the ASE circle until the missile hits the target.
	ourworld.cs.com /ealanier/jansf15/f15aam.htm (736 words)

	Sea Sparrow Missle
		The Sea Sparrow is a development of the airborne AIM-7 Sparrow family of missiles.
		The Sea Sparrow first entered service with the United States Navy in 1977 and joined the Canadian Fleet in 1980.
		The Sea Sparrow is a beam riding weapon, which means that its target must be illuminated for the entire flight of the Missile It homes in on the radar return from the target, therefore, it is not a fire and forget weapon.
	acam.ednet.ns.ca /weapons/sparrow.htm (181 words)

	Quo Vadis - AMRAAM?
		Amraam is the successor to the Raytheon AIM-7 Sparrow missile family, one of the great disappointments of the Vietnam conflict.
		The Sparrow family is further disadvantaged by a bulky 1950s airframe with inherent limitations in manoeuvrability, speed and range.
		Sparrow brought with it the era of missile only armed fighters - the US Navy's primary air defence fighter the F-4B had its weapon system built around Sparrow.
	www.ausairpower.net /amraam.html (2820 words)

	Vympel R-23 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Western analysts later dubbed the R-23 rather crude, but Soviet engineers compared it to captured examples of the AIM-7 Sparrow, which was reverse-engineered as the K-25 in 1968, and felt that its range and countermeasures resistance were superior to the contemporary AIM-7E.
		It is roughly comparable to the American AIM-7 Sparrow.
		The R-23 was developed in the mid-1960s to arm the new MiG-23 fighter.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vympel_R-23 (300 words)

	AIM-7 Sparrow primary armament of the Phantom
		Primary armament of the Phantom in its original fleet-defense role was the radar-guided AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile.
	www.boeing.com /defense-space/military/f4/bluebook/images/d4c-35816.htm (17 words)

	Modern Arms
		A twin-engine, single-seated jet designed to replace the A-7 Corsair II, the F-18 is a multirole aircraft designed to be equally adept as either an attack aircraft or an air-superiority fighter.
		The replacement for the Sparrow, the long-overdue advanced medium-range air-to-air missile will allow a plane to maneuver freely after launch, since the missile has its own active radar-seeker in the nose.
		Even though the Sparrow is fast, Mach 4, those seconds are too long to fly straight in air combat.
	gerhard.n.tripod.com /tiger/modern.htm (2888 words)

	Sparrow
		The RIM-7F Sea Sparrow was the ship-launched equivalent of the AIM-7F.
		The AIM-7 Sparrow has been the major medium range air-to-air missile of U.S. fighters until the advent of the AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile), and the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow is still a very important short-range air-defense weapon on U.S. and NATO warships.
		About 7500 AIM-7D and 25000 AIM-7E missiles were built, and the Sparrow was used heavily in Vietnam by the USAF and the U.S. Navy.
	www.astronautix.com /lvs/sparrow.htm (2586 words)

	ScienceDaily: Aim 7 sparrow
		Look for Aim 7 sparrow in the Commons, our repository for free images, music, sound, and video.
		Check for Aim 7 sparrow in the deletion log, or visit its deletion vote page if it exists.
		Look for Aim 7 sparrow in Wiktionary, our sister dictionary project.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/aim_7_sparrow (905 words)

	Raytheon AIM-7 "Sparrow"
		The AIM-7 Sparrow is a radar-guided, supersonic, air-to-air missile with a high-explosive warhead.
		The Sparrow has been carried by several Air Force fighter aircraft over the years, including the F-4 Phantom II and the F-15 Eagle.
		The Sparrow program originated as Project Hotshot in 1946 and the first operational variant entered service in 1953.
	www.hill.af.mil /museum/photos/coldwar/aim-7.htm (144 words)

	sparrow.html
		The AIM-7F models were the first Sparrow missiles to use all-solid-state electronics; this condensed the guidance section, which allowed the warhead to be moved forward of the wings and allowed the use of a more powerful motor to increase both speed and range.
		The aim of these improvements was to give the AIM-7M Sparrow the capability to intercept low-level aircraft targets against both land and sea clutter.
		The AIM-7 Sparrow missiles are carried by the F-104, F-4, F-14, F-15, F-16 and F/A-18 aircraft.
	www.pakdef.info /pakmilitary/airforce/aam/sparrow.html (1019 words)

	Electronic Aviation
		The first beyond visual range (BVR) missile was the AIM-7 Sparrow.
		The Sparrow was far from perfect, it had a low accuracy, needed a long configuration time, and couldn't survive harsh environments, but nonetheless it was able to achieve a better combat record than the short range AIM-9 Sidewinder and changed the way of air combat will be conducted in the future.
		The AIM-120 weighs 157kg and uses an advanced solid-fuel rocket motor to achieve a speed of Mach 4 and a range in excess of 50km.
	www.electronicaviation.com /viewthread.php?tid=96 (1348 words)

	AIM-132 ASRAAM - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the 1980s, NATO countries had an agreement that the United States would develop a medium-range air-to-air missile (the AIM-120 AMRAAM) to replace the AIM-7 Sparrow, and Britain and Germany would develop a short-range air-to-air missile (the ASRAAM) to replace the AIM-9 Sidewinder.
		After numerous development delays with ASRAAM, the U.S. later changed its mind and developed an improved Sidewinder, the AIM-9X.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ASRAAM (338 words)

	F-16.net :: View topic - AIM-7 Sparrow
		We have pictures in the photo library of the two prototypes carrying Sparrows and even firing one during a test mission in the late seventies.
		They were equipped with the CWI and Sparrow missiles.
		The early Sparrow guidance units looked pretty primitive compared to the later versions so, as expected, there was considerable evolution.
	www.f-16.net /f-16_forum_viewtopic-t-2741.html (1030 words)

	Factsheets : AIM-120 AMRAAM : AIM-120 AMRAAM
		AMRAAM is a follow-on to the AIM-7 Sparrow missile series.
		This enables the pilot to aim and fire several missiles simultaneously at multiple targets.
		The missile is faster, smaller and lighter, and has improved capabilities against low-altitude targets.
	www.af.mil /factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=79 (382 words)

	Military Aircraft: F-16A/B Block 15 ADF Patrick's Aviation Website
		The AIM-7 Sparrow missile can be carried only on the middle underwing pylon, and even then only with pylons equipped with RDRC.
		The ADF is the only American Fighting Falcon with Sparrow capability.
		A spotlight was to be installed on the side of the nose to aid in the identification of nighttime intruders.
	www.patricksaviation.com /aircraft/F-16A/B_Block_15_ADF (652 words)

	Fghter jet drops missile
		The AIM-7 Sparrow is an air-to-air missile containing a high-explosive warhead, according to a U.S. Air Force fact sheet.
		The military aircraft, en route from Cold Lake, Alta., to Inuvik, was preparing to land and re-fuel at Yellowknife Airport when an AIM-7 Sparrow detached and landed on the Yellowknife golf course driving range.
		The AIM-7 Sparrow is no longer manufactured by Raytheon, but is still common around the world.
	www.nnsl.com /frames/newspapers/frames/newspapers/2004-06/jun21_04air1.html (473 words)

	Weekend Pundit: U.S. Military Weapons Systems, Part
		The F-14 weapons complement includes the AIM-54 Phoenix, AIM-9 Sidewinder, AIM-7 Sparrow and an internally mounted 20 mm Gatling gun for air defense fitted on the left side of the fuselage.
		The F/A-18 Hornet replaced the F-4 Phantom II fighter and A-7 Corsair II light attack jet, and also replaced the A-6 Intruder as these aircraft were retired during the 1990s.
		Normal sweep range is 20 to 68 deg with a 75-deg "oversweep" position provided for shipboard hangar stowage; sweep speed is 7.5 deg per second.
	weekendpundit.blogmosis.com /lastweekend/005218.html (2129 words)

	F-15E Strike Eagle.com - Weapons: AIM-7 Sparrow
		The AIM-7 Sparrow is a radar-guided, semi-active air-to-air missile.
		In the Gulf War, the AIM-7 Sparrow proved to be a very potent air-to-air weapon.
		The AIM-7 Sparrow missile (AIM - Aerial Intercept Missile) has been the premier medium range air-to-air missile for the US Air Force since entering production in 1972.
	www.f-15estrikeeagle.com /weapons/aim7/aim7.htm (931 words)

	McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
		The weapons used in these victories vary as follows: AIM-7 Sparrow 64, AIM-9 Sidewinder and Shafrir 97.5, Falcon 5, M61A1 gun 22.5 and manoeuvering - either luring the opponent out of fuel or past the point to control 5 and the remainder are unknown and are again Israeli in origin.
		Vietnam however proved that BVR air combat was still in its infancy and the Sparrow's kill ratio compared to tests had dropped to 1 in 14.
		Thus the F-4E was redesigned into the multi-role combat aircraft with the capability for carrying AIM-9 Sidewinder AAM's and in later models a fixed M61A1 gun.
	www.arunet.co.uk /jmlgorb/aircraft/fixmanu/dedi/f4.htm (971 words)

	Air Power Analysis: AIM-120 AMRAAM
		Intended to replace the Sparrow, its design was dictated by the need to occupy stations that had housed the AIM-7.
		This new design from Hughes was long and slender, looking much more like an AIM-7 Sparrow.
		Fat and stubby, these missiles stood apart from the thin, sleek designs that are generally associated with air-intercept missiles.
	www.jolly-rogers.com /airpower/aim-120/structure.html (1115 words)

	Fighter/Attack Aircraft F/A-18 "Hornet"
		Other armament such as missiles AIM-7 "Sparrow" are placed under the wing.
		AIM-7 "Sparrow", AIM-9 "Sidewinder", AIM-120, AGM-109 "Harpoon", "Harm", "Shrike", SLAM, "Maverick".
		Such aircrafts successful use made to increase number of multipurpose aviation all over the world.
	www.enemyforces.com /aircraft/fa18.htm (414 words)

	LAU-116
		They are self-contained, gas-operated mechanisms, capable of suspending and ejecting the AIM-7 Sparrow missile.
		The LAU-116/A guided missile launcher is a reusable launcher of the F/A-18 aircraft suspension and launching system for the AIM-7 Sparrow missile.
		The launchers are mounted internally in the fuselage structure.
	www.ordnance.org /lau116.htm (100 words)

	AIM-120 AMRAAM
		AMRAAM will serve as a follow-on to the current AIM-7 Sparrow missile series.
		This enables the pilot to aim and fire several missiles simultaneously at multiple targets and perform evasive maneuvers while the missiles guide themselves to the targets.
		The AIM-120 grew out of a joint agreement, no longer in effect, among the United States and several NATO nations to develop air-to-air missiles and to share the production technology.
	www.au.af.mil /au/awc/systems/dvic407.htm (619 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: F-14
		Medium-range armament is provided by the AIM-7 Sparrow semi-active radar homing missile, backed by AIM-9 Sidewinder infrared missiles and a single M61 Vulcan 20 mm cannon for close-in use.
		The F-14 was designed with some air-to-ground capability, but this was not explored until late in its career; Tomcats have now been equipped to carry the LANTIRN targeting system for use by laser-guided bombs and other precision-guided weapons.
		Although it could carry up to six of these large weapons, its heavy weight only enabled the F-14 to land on a carrier with a maximum load of two.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref?title=F-14 (3148 words)

	Military Aviation
		The MSIP F-15C/D is also compatible with the AIM-120 AMRAAM, which is belatedly replacing the AIM-7 Sparrow as the principal armament for the C/D model Eagle.
		Previously known as FAST (fuel and sensor, tactical) packs, first demonstrated in 1974 and subsequently sold to Israel, they cannot be jettisoned, but their contents can be dumped, and the fuselage Sparrow stations they displace are duplicated on the outside of the pack itself.
		Plans for FAST packs containing Wild Weasel avionics equipment were eventually abandoned, and the CFT designation confirms the change to fuel-only.
	www.sirviper.com /index.php?page=div/f15 (696 words)

	1/72 Hasegawa F/A-18C Hornet by Alex Sidharta
		Mongillo downed the second bandit using his AIM-7 Sparrow, making it as the only confirmed air-to-air kills of Iraqi fixed wing aircraft during Operation Desert Storm.
		Not sure the ‘Winder would do its job, a Sparrow was launched but it was not necessary.
		At about 30 miles from their target, a bandit alert was sent by an E-2C that monitored the strike.
	www.aircraftresourcecenter.com /Gal3/2001-2100/Gal2047_F-18C_Sidharta/gal2047.htm (357 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Topic: AIM-7 Sparrow

Ads by Google

Related Topics

In the News (Wed 7 Jan 09)