Sidewinder

     One of the most successful air-to-air missiles, it used an infrared heat seeking device to destroy high performance enemy fighters and bombers. The Army developed the Sidewinder into the Chaparral surface-to-air missile in the 1960s. U.S. Air Force

• Length: 9 feet
• Diameter: 5 inches
• Weight: 155 pounds
• Propellant: Solid
• Ceiling: 10 miles
• First Fired: 1955