Monday, March 21, 2011

AIM-7 Sparrow Description


              The AIM-7 Sparrow is a radar-guided, air-to-air missile with a high-explosive weapon. The flexible Sparrow has all-weather, all-altitude operational capability and can attack high-performance aircraft and missiles from any direction. It is a widely deploy missile used by U.S. and North Atlantic Treaty association forces.
The missile has four major sections guidance section, warhead, manage and rocket motor. It has a cylindrical body with four(4) wings at mid-body and four tail fins. though external dimensions of the Sparrow remained relatively unchanged from model to model, the internal components of newer missiles represent major improvements with vastly increased capabilities.

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