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This is a solid-fuel, air-to-air, long-range Phoenix tactical missile, designated AIM 54A. U.S. Navy and Marines Corps aircraft, such as the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, could fire six missiles simultaneously at different targets and in all weather conditions. Capable of traveling at five times the speed of sound, the Phoenix had a radar homing capability and an operational range of 100 miles.

The Navy and Marines Corps retired the Phoenix, a derivative of the earlier Falcon family of air-to-air missiles, in 2004, after thirty years of service.

Transferred to NASM from the U.S. Navy Air Systems Command in 1982.

 Display Status

This object is on display in Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type CRAFT-Missiles & Rockets Manufacturer Hughes Aircraft Co.
 Physical Description Cylindrical with sharp ogival nose; cruciform, rectangular rear fins; long, trapezoidal, cruciform mid-body wings. Overall, white except for one blue stripe around middle, two blue stripes around top of fins in center of missile, and one blue strip around rear fin. Black lettering and numbers around warhead, guidance section, and main body or motor section. The missile shown here is just the shell without its internal components. Dimensions 3-D: 401.3 × 68.6 × 68.6cm, 124.3kg (13 ft. 2 in. × 2 ft. 3 in. × 2 ft. 3 in., 274lb.)
 Materials Honeycomb material with metals
 Inventory Number A19820319000 Credit Line Transferred from U.S. Navy Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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