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This is a test version of the AGM-76A, an air-to-ground version of the Falcon air-to-air missile. The short-lived AGM-76 concept was developed by the Hughes Aircraft Company in 1966.

The AIM-47 air-to-air missile was to be converted into a long range, high-speed, anti-radiation missile called AGM-76 to destroy North Vietnamese surface-to-air missile (SAM) sites. But after the AGM-76 concept was approved by the Air Force, the U.S. Navy promoted an air-to-ground version of their existing Standard missile developed as a surface-launched weapon. A formal competition was established and the Standard won.

Hughes Aircraft donated this AGM-76A to the Smithsonian in 1970.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type CRAFT-Missiles & Rockets Manufacturer Hughes Aircraft Co.
 Physical Description Cylindrical, with slight taper towards front; four delta fins, cruciform, along side of body; four shorter, rectangular fins at rear; magnesium corrosion on rear fins; body, hollow, except for bundle of thin electrical wires, with plastic insulation; body, white overall, except for longer, front fins, one white, next black, next white, next orange; missing nose. Rear section, aluminum; middle section, aluminum shell with composite covering; top or nose section, composite with some internal sections of aluminum; rear fins, magnesium; forward fins, possibly composite; steel screws; wire strands inside missile, with plastic insulation Dimensions 2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 328.3 × 34.3cm (10 ft. 9 1/4 in. × 1 ft. 1 1/2 in.)
3-D (Overall, Diameter x Length): 59.1 × 328.9cm (1 ft. 11 1/4 in. × 10 ft. 9 1/2 in.)
 Materials HAZ MAT: Cadmium Plating
Fiberglass
Aluminum Alloy
Magnesium Alloy
Ferrous Alloy
Electronic Components
Plastics
Paints
Rubber
Adhesives
Adhesive Tape
Paper
Solder
Graphite
 Inventory Number A19700277000 Credit Line Transferred from Hughes Aircraft Co. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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