Model, Missile, Air Launched Cruise Missile (AGM-86A)

Object Details

Summary: This is a model of unknown scale of the AGM-86A (Air-to-Ground Missile), a short-range version of the U.S. Air Force air-launched cruise missile which was used in six test flights in 1977. Shortly thereafter, development of the AGM-86B started for use on B-52H intercontinental bombers. Using a turbofan jet engine and carrying a nuclear warhead, the AGM-86B is preprogrammed for high- or low-altitude flight and can fly at Mach .73 in excess of 1,500 miles. Actual deployment of the AGM-86B started in 1982. Beginning in 1986, some AGM-86Bs were fitted with a conventional warhead and improved guidance systems and this missile was denominated AGM-86C. The AGM-86C flies at about the same speed, but its range is classified. A number of AGM-86Cs were launched by B-52H bombers against Iraqi targets during the Gulf War, and the missile has been used against Iraq and targets in other nations since then.; The model's manufacturer is unknown. John and Cynthia Heyde donated it to the museum.

Materials: Plastic, paint
Dimensions: Overall (model): 20.96 x 13.97 x 5.72cm (8 1/4in. x 5 1/2in. x 2 1/4in.)

National Air and Space Museum

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9ef0cce2f-dee1-406c-8dc8-04ec82fb9a90