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1959
1959 - 2135.PDF
Swart »»ncot Internal solid-propellant motor, pre-sumably with boost and cruise levels of thrust. Length, 57.8Sin; wing span, 25.6in; body diameter, 7.5in. Vfclnrs-Armstrona* Tn» «*1 Vigilant Solidinternal two-stag* motor. Length, 3? ?Sin; body diameter, 4.$in; wing span, 11 in; weight of weaponin carrying case, with sight and cable, 35 to 4Mb. Pye PV missile Seacat leaving launcher at a shallow angle PYE LTD. f Royston, Cambs. Telephone: Royston 3072 PV During the past year this private-venture missile project has "progressed accord-ing to schedule" and test firings have taken place on the Government range at Larkhiil, Wilts. A wire-guided anti-tank missile, the Pye weighs 80 lb and the company's greatexperience in the field of miniature electronic systems is in this project allied with an advanced airframe and a solid motor by Bristol-Aerojet. SHORT BROS. & HARLAND LTD. Queen's Island, Belfast. Telephone: Belfast 58444 Seacat At the 1958 S.BA.C. show Short Bros, exhibited a diminutive test vehicledesignated SX-A5, with the caption that it was designed for research into surface-to-air problems. From it has been evolved a complete system intended for short range ship-to-air, surface-to-air and surface-to-surface operations. A Ministry of Supply development contract has been placed for the ship-to-air version, which is popularly known as Seacat(the land-based variant is named Tigercat), and it has been stated that this missile will replace the 40 mm guns at present used on practically all combat ships of the Royal Navyfor anti-aircraft purposes. The basic weapon has a stubby body—suggesting a relatively modest performance—with a cross-section which becomes square in line with thecruciform of moving wings. The weapon is fired by a solid-propellant motor from a high-angle launcher of very simple design which can be accommodated on deck or ona vehicle. The complete system, which may well involve radar command guidance, is designed for instant readiness and appears to be one of extraordinary versatility andunique attraction to a large number of overseas customers. VICKERS-ARMSTRONGS (AIRCRAFT) LTD. Weybridge, Surrey. Telephone: Weybridge 5555 VtgMeUil After cutting their teeth with such diverse weapons as a guided bomb, theRed Rapier pilotless bomber and the Red Dean air-to-air missile, Vickers undertook, as a private venture, the development of an exceedingly small anti-tank missile for infantryuse. Known as the V.891 Vigilant this diminutive weapon has now reached an advanced state of development, and has already given a good account of itself during firing trialsboth in the United Kingdom and in the U.S-A. Design features include an airframe largely fabricated from reinforced plastics, wings of exceedingly low aspect-ratio, andwire guidance according to a velocity-type control, alterations to the flight path being effected by trailing-edge control surfaces. An extensive dissertation upon the completeweapon system was published in our issue of May 22 last. Vigilant being Fired from a development launcher
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