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To: DB
Does a stinger do 2,000 miles an hour?

Here y'go...All you never wanted to know about Stingers. When looking at the speed, bear in mind that these specs are the unclassified ones. You can take the 1672 mph at face value if you wish, but 2,000 doesn't seem to be too far out of the ballpark.

Specifications

Missile Type: 2 stage, low altitude
Length: (missile) 1.52 m
Diameter: (missile) 0.070 m
Wing span: 0.091 m
Weight: (missile (at launch)) 10.1 kg
(launcher (plus missile)) 13.3 kg
(launcher (complete)) 15.7 kg
(battery coolant unit) 0.4 kg
(beltpack IFF system (including connecting lead)) 2.6 kg
(grip-stock) 2 kg
Propulsion: solid fuel ejector and dual-thrust
boost/sustainer rocket motors
Guidance: FIM-92A passive IR homing; FIM-92B/C passive
IR/UV homing
Warhead: 1 kg HE blast smooth-case fragmentation with time-delay contact fuze
Max speed: M2.2 (Mach/Speed of Sound @ Sea Level = 760 mph.)
Max range: 8,000 m
Max effective range:
(FIM-92A) greater than 4,000 m
(FIM-92B/C) 4,800 m
Min effective range: 200 m
Max altitude:
(FIM-92A) 3,500 m
(FIM-92B/C) 3,800 m
Min altitude: effectively ground level
Launcher: man-portable single-round disposable with reusable grip-stock

454 posted on 12/27/2001 3:40:03 PM PST by acehai
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To: acehai
Thank you for the information. Very informative.
457 posted on 12/27/2001 4:18:27 PM PST by DB
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