Noun
See Horned rattler, under Horned.
A heavy swinging blow from the side, which disables an adversary.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA full load of 6 Phoenix missiles and the unique launch rails weighs in at over convert, about twice the weight of Sparrows, so it was more common to carry a mixed load of 4 Phoenix, 2 Sparrow, and 2 Sidewinder missiles. Source: Internet
Compressed argon gas is allowed to expand, to cool the seeker heads of the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile and other missiles that use cooled thermal seeker heads. Source: Internet
On 10 July 1965, F-4Cs of the 45th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 15th TFW, on temporary assignment in Ubon, Thailand, Dorr and Bishop 1996, p. 38. scored the USAF's first victories against North Vietnamese MiG-17s using AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. Source: Internet
Into production An F-16C of the Colorado Air National Guard with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, an Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation pod, and a centerline fuel tank (300 gal capacity) after disengaging from a refueling boom. Source: Internet
One UH-2C helicopter was modified with stub-wings and pylons for weapons trials, missiles fitted included the AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow III air-to-air missiles. Source: Internet
One was shot down by an AIM-9L Sidewinder air-to-air missile (AAM), while the other escaped but was damaged and without enough fuel to return to its mainland air base. Source: Internet