'Firestreak' missile

maker:: De Havilland Propellers Limited

'Firestreak' infrared homing air-to-air missile, type 2, and rubber nose cone, by de Havilland Propellers, Lostock, Lancashire, England, 1957-1988. The missile is a one stage, solid fuel weapon, with a maximum speed of 1700 kilometres/hour, over a distance of up to eight kilometres. The internal mechanisms and electronics have been removed.

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Category:: Space Technology

Object Number:: 1964-232

type:: missile

credit:: Ministry of Aviation, A. and A.E.E.

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'Firestreak' Missile

'Firestreak' infrared homing air-to-air missile, type 2, by de Havilland Propellers, Lostock, Lancashire, England, 1957-1988. The missile is a one stage, solid fuel weapon, with a maximum speed of 1700 kilometres/hour, over a distance of up to eight kilometres. The internal mechanisms and electronics have been removed.