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To: twister881

Time to see if we have any surviving Phoenix missiles. They have 50nm range.


148 posted on 02/12/2023 2:43:16 PM PST by xkaydet65
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To: xkaydet65
Time to see if we have any surviving Phoenix missiles. They have 50nm range.

The only aircraft capable of employing the AIM-54 Phoenix is the F-14, and only the Iranians still fly the Tomcat. They reverse-engineered the AIM-54 and now have the Fakour-90 knockoff version.

162 posted on 02/12/2023 3:07:46 PM PST by twister881
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