AIM-7F Seeker images

[LuckyBobi]

Hi everyone, I been looking for about a week for a real photo or drawing of the AIM-7F homing head, and Im not sure if even a single such photo exists in the public domain. I searched in google various keywords and used different AI tools in the hope that their databases might have something similar, but this is all I been able to find. This drawing(in media) (its pretty popular and easy to find), as well as text descriptions in the missile documentation stating that the seeker is a conical slot antenna array.

So, does anyone have a photo of this system? I doubt people who have such photos read this forum, but maybe…

P.S. Sorry for any mistakes. English its not my first language

 

[Dilandu]

P.S. Sorry for any mistakes. English its not my first language

No worriers, it's perfectly understandable (English is not my native either, must admit).

 

[LuckyBobi]

This is also the wrong section… I posted too quickly. I hope the moderator will delete this post

 

[Dilandu]

Hi everyone, I been looking for about a week for a real photo or drawing of the AIM-7F homing head, and Im not sure if even a single such photo exists in the public domain. I searched in google various keywords and used different AI tools in the hope that their databases might have something similar, but this is all I been able to find. This drawing(in media) (its pretty popular and easy to find), as well as text descriptions in the missile documentation stating that the seeker is a conical slot antenna array.

You need a full version of NAVAIR 00-120A-1 manual. According to description, it supposed to contain AIM-7D/E/F seeker schemes. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find a complete version yet.

 

[LuckyBobi]

You need a full version of NAVAIR 00-120A-1 manual. According to description, it supposed to contain AIM-7D/E/F seeker schemes. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find a complete version yet.

Я тоже русскоязычный) я вообще без понятия как такое искать, я изучил документов 5-10 где есть хоть какая то информация про АИМ-7Ф, и нигде не была изображена ГСН изнутри. Я ищу материал для видео, и поэтому трачу столько времени

 

[Dilandu]

Я тоже русскоязычный) я вообще без понятия как такое искать, я изучил документов 5-10 где есть хоть какая то информация про АИМ-7Ф, и нигде не была изображена ГСН изнутри. Я ищу материал для видео, и поэтому трачу столько времени

Сам мануал есть вот здесь -

https://www.bulletpicker.com/pdf/NAVAIR-00-120A-1.pdf

- но как назло, интересующие страницы из него вырезаны (видимо, они не были рассекречены на тот момент, когда мануал был фотокопирован)

Я тоже русскоязычный)

Still better to use English there; the majority of Secretproject users are English-speaking (or at least English-understanding) so it's more... polite, I think.

 

[LuckyBobi]

7Ф самая проклятая ракета

Сам мануал есть вот здесь -

https://www.bulletpicker.com/pdf/NAVAIR-00-120A-1.pdf

- но как назло, интересующие страницы из него вырезаны (видимо, они не были рассекречены на тот момент, когда мануал был фотокопирован)

Still better to use English there; the majority of Secretproject users are English-speaking (or at least English-understanding) so it's more... polite, I think.

It seems I didnt make myself clear enough, I not mean about instructions, i say about photos. Anyway thank you so much for your help Russian bro

 

[Dilandu]

It seems I didnt make myself clear enough, I not mean about instructions, i say about photos. Anyway thank you so much for your help Russian bro

It was supposed to include schematics and maybe photos; alas, they were removed.

You are welcome)

 

[NMaude]

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find a complete version yet.

Can you upload what you do have to this board, please?

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Challenge accepted.

AIM-7E seeker - parabolic dish, conical scan.

AIM-7F seeker - pretty fricking weird chunky antenna, still conical scan

AIM-7M seeker - well, that's a pretty normal planar array antenna. Monopulse.



Source: AWST 20 Jan 1986 P.77.

Do not doubt "Aviation Leak'.

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Bonus - Marconi's semi-active seeker for improved Sparrow (leading to Skyflash)



Jane's Weapon's Systems 1973-1974

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Hi everyone, I been looking for about a week for a real photo or drawing of the AIM-7F homing head, and Im not sure if even a single such photo exists in the public domain.

It took me about 15 minutes to find. I checked Janes' Weapons Systems volumes from the 1970s, then searched Aviation Week https://archive.aviationweek.com/search?QueryTerm=AIM-7F and found a picture of a AIM-7M seeker that led to the article from 1986.

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Cutaway drawings of each seeker confirm the photos.

AIM-7E

Source: Aviation Week 27 August 1973 P.40

 

[LuckyBobi]

Thanks a million, man. I don't know how amazing this is, but I'm really grateful… I'm in shock

 

[LuckyBobi]

Overscan thank you so much, its crazy 1 of 1million chance to get this pictures(for me)

 

[Dilandu]

Thanks a million, man. I don't know how amazing this is, but I'm really grateful… I'm in shock

The Secret Projects forum is exactly the place to seek such data)