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A4G/TA4G Testing and AIM-9B Overview by Ben Lawson is a document available to read on EtoBox.
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The document provides details on the early testing and development of the AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile from the 1950s-1960s. It describes the origins of the Sidewinder project at the Naval Weapons Center in China Lake, California led by physicist Dr. William McLean who pioneered the use of infrared technology for missiles. The early AIM-9B version saw combat in Vietnam in the 1960s with limited success due to technical limitations but helped pave the way for improved versions that became a widely use
- Author
- Ben Lawson
- Language
- EN