3-D: 401.3 × 68.6 × 68.6cm, 124.3kg (13 ft. 2 in. × 2 ft. 3 in. × 2 ft. 3 in., 274lb.)
Type:
CRAFT-Missiles & Rockets
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Summary:
This is a solid-fuel, air-to-air, long-range Phoenix tactical missile, designated AIM 54A. U.S. Navy and Marines Corps aircraft, such as the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, could fire six missiles simultaneously at different targets and in all weather conditions. Capable of traveling at five times the speed of sound, the Phoenix had a radar homing capability and an operational range of 100 miles.
The Navy and Marines Corps retired the Phoenix, a derivative of the earlier Falcon family of air-to-air missiles, in 2004, after thirty years of service.
Transferred to NASM from the U.S. Navy Air Systems Command in 1982.
