[simpits-tech] AIM 9 upload

[Rod Dale]

>You know Rod, I've NEVER seen an AIM9 seeker head that looked like
>that.  Is the subject a very early variant?
Not sure of the vintage. We used them on Mirages (1960's to 80's) and I'm 
sure I've seen them fitted to Sabres :-) The seeker head is a glass dome 
with some sort of device inside that spins around - very similar to the 
spinning device in those barcode readers that mount on the counter top in 
some stores. Our "gunnies" used to wave a torch in front of the seeker 
during preflight checks so the pilot could check the tone.
You can see "1/75" stencilled on the head, I thought it was manufacture 
date but could also be last service date.
Cheers,
Rod
At 08:29 AM 1/31/02 -0800, you wrote: