AIM-7F

Primary Function: Air-to-air guided missile
Power Plant: Hercules MK-58 solid-propellant rocket motor
Thrust: Classified
Speed: Classified -- speculated Mach 4
Range: Classified -- speculated 38 nm (70 km)
Length: 12 feet (3.64 meters)
Diameter: 8 inches (0.20 meters)
Wingspan: 3 feet, 4 inches (1 meter)
Warhead: 86 lb (39 kg) MK 71 continuous rod
Launch Weight: Approximately 500 pounds (225 kilograms)
Guidance System: Raytheon semi-active on either continuous wave or pulsed Doppler radar energy
Date Deployed: 1976

The AIM-7F, which entered service in 1976, had a dual-stage rocket motor for longer range, solid-state electronics for greatly improved reliability, and a larger warhead. Even this version had room for improvement, leading British Aerospace and the Italian firm Alenia to develop advanced versions of Sparrow with better performance and improved electronics as the BAe Skyflash and Alenia Aspide, respectively.

Weight: 510.00