AIM-9L Sidewinder
General Info:
Origin = U.S.A.
Type = High Off-boresight Dogfighting missile
Manufacture = Raytheon
IOC = 1977
Guidance = Off-boresight IR
Sensor Type = Self Cooled IR
Platforms = F16C, F15C/E, FA18C/D/E, F22, F14, AV8B, F4,
Performance:
Power Plant = Hercules and Bermite Mk.36 Mod.7,8
Range = 9.7nm
Speed = Mach 2.5
Max Target g = 7
Fuel = 60lbs
Dimensions:
Length = 9.5 ft
Diameter = 5in
Finspan = 2.1 ft
Weight = 190 lbs
Warhead:
21 lbs WDU-17/B annular blast-fragmentation
This was the first "all-aspect" Sidewinder with the ability to attack from all directions, including head-on, which had a dramatic effect on close-in combat tactics. Its first combat use was in the Gulf of Sidra in 1981 against a pair of US Navy F-14s and two Libyan Sukhoi Su-22s, both destroyed by AIM-9Ls. Its first use in a large conflict was by the UK during the 1982 Falklands War. In this war AIM-9 "Lima" achieved kills from 80% of launches.
General Info:
Origin = U.S.A.
Type = High Off-boresight Dogfighting missile
Manufacture = Raytheon
IOC = 1977
Guidance = Off-boresight IR
Sensor Type = Self Cooled IR
Platforms = F16C, F15C/E, FA18C/D/E, F22, F14, AV8B, F4,
Performance:
Power Plant = Hercules and Bermite Mk.36 Mod.7,8
Range = 9.7nm
Speed = Mach 2.5
Max Target g = 7
Fuel = 60lbs
Dimensions:
Length = 9.5 ft
Diameter = 5in
Finspan = 2.1 ft
Weight = 190 lbs
Warhead:
21 lbs WDU-17/B annular blast-fragmentation
This was the first "all-aspect" Sidewinder with the ability to attack from all directions, including head-on, which had a dramatic effect on close-in combat tactics. Its first combat use was in the Gulf of Sidra in 1981 against a pair of US Navy F-14s and two Libyan Sukhoi Su-22s, both destroyed by AIM-9Ls. Its first use in a large conflict was by the UK during the 1982 Falklands War. In this war AIM-9 "Lima" achieved kills from 80% of launches.