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- From: wb9omc@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (Duane P Mantick)
- Subject: Re: SR-71 / MIG-25
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- References: <1992Nov18.194827.4292@craycos.com>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 21:55:35 GMT
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- rh@craycos.com (Robert Herndon) writes:
-
- >about, but the weapons systems I recall for the A-11/12/SR-71
- >planes were:
- >1) a large air-to-air missile system. I believe this was
- > actually tested once, successfully, but the program was
- > cancelled anyway.
-
- Three YF12A's were built using the AN/ASG18 fire control system
- originally slated for the F108 Rapier program. The missile was the
- XAIM47 Falcon, something of a progenitor to the AIM54 Phoenix in use today
- on the F14 Tomcat. In fact, I believe the FC on the F15 Eagle is a
- descendant of the AN/ASG18.
-
- At any rate, the system on the YF12 WAS tested and scored kills
- in excess of 100 miles. Pretty good for an aircraft moving at Mach 3+....
- The YF12 program was cancelled, and one or two of these birds were
- turned over to NASA as high-speed testbeds. One YF12A survives today
- at the USAF Museum in Dayton, Ohio. (tail number 935)
-
- >2) a KE air-to-ground kill system. Basically a large iron rod
- > with some guidance. Mach 3 launch + 80,000'+ fall of 1000+#
- > of iron carries a lot of punch. Never carried as far as
- > development or testing.
-
- Rumours of this and other offensive weapons have been heard, but
- there has been little, if any, hard data on them.
-
- Duane
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