Nike Missile and Test Equipment - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Missile and Munitions Center and SchoolPublish date:2011-12-10Pages:108
Language:EnglishPublisher:Periscope Film LLCISBN-13:9781937684921ISBN-10:193768492XUPC:9781937684921Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:MilitaryBook Topic:WeaponsSize:10.00 x 8.00 x 0.22 inchesWeight:0.5115Product ID:SCGEGSPVY9
Nike Missile and Test Equipment
The development of jet aircraft during WWII also signaled that a new era in anti-aircraft defense had arrived. To counter the emerging threat, the U.S. Army commissioned Project Nike. Developed by Bell Laboratories, Nike was an ambitious radar-controlled missile system that initially targeted bombers flying at 500 mph and at up to 60,000 feet. At that distance a conventional missile would need to...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Periscope Film LLCISBN-13:9781937684921ISBN-10:193768492XUPC:9781937684921Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:MilitaryBook Topic:WeaponsSize:10.00 x 8.00 x 0.22 inchesWeight:0.5115Product ID:SCGEGSPVY9
Publisher: Periscope Film LLC
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