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Aviation History
1959
1959 - 0369.PDF
10 r FLIGHT 6 FEBRUARY 1959 L SHIP-TO-AIR MISSILE WITH A SHARPSH00TIN6 RECORD The Seaslug is the Royal Navy's first ship-to-air missile. Launched from the pitching, tossing deck of its trial ship, H.M.S. Girdle Ness, it has proved its accuracy under the most trying conditions. Although the Seaslug does not need to score a hit to destroy its target, the test vehicle, without a warhead, has made direct strikes frequently on target aircraft. With long range radar, it can engage bombers up to the maximum height at which modern aircraft can fly. The firing crew is far smaller than the crew of a gun turret in a major warship. Powered by a solid fuel sustainer motor and four boosts, the Seaslug has been designed and constructed by AWA in conjunction with the Sperry Gyroscope % Co. Ltd., and G.E.C. Ltd. SIR W. G. ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH AIRCRAFT LTD., Baginton, Coventry, England MEMBER OF HAWKER SIDDELEY AVIATION DIVISION
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