K-13 (missile)

R-3 is a Soviet air - to-air missile with the NATO designation AA -2 " Atoll ". Also known as the Wympel K-13 missile was created as a copy of the AIM-9 Sidewinder.

History

Moreover, as the Soviet Union could get to a Sidewinder missile, there are only guesses. A popular story is: On September 24, 1958 Taiwanese North American F -86 fired a Sidewinder at a Chinese Mikoyan -Gurevich MiG- 17. The missile did not explode, but remained in the MiG -17 plug. Another says that 1958 fighter of the U.S. Navy over mainland China was shot down with Sidewinder on board. After two variants, the Chinese, the Soviet Union yielded the remains of an AIM -9, which was the OKB -4 passed for evaluation and for the replica.

Technology

The infrared homing device and the control device of the Sidewinder have greatly influenced the Soviet missile development.

Variants

First, a version was developed, which also worked with infrared homing head and was delivered in 1960 to the Air Force. 1961 began on these so-called K -13A Version basis develop a version with semi- active radar homing head. The new - from the NATO AA -2-2 "Advanced Atoll " designated - Missile K -13R was delivered from 1966 to the armed forces. The R -3 was produced in China under the designation PL -2 in license and, based on the Chinese missile PL -3 and PL -5 developed.

Carrier aircraft

  • Aero L -39 "Albatros"
  • Mikoyan -Gurevich MiG- 19PT "Farmer "
  • Shenyang J -6B
  • Sukhoi Su -17 " Fitter "
  • Sukhoi Su-25 " Frogfoot "
  • Mikoyan -Gurevich MiG -21 " Fishbed " from version MiG -21F -13
  • Mikoyan -Gurevich MiG -23 " Flogger "
Mach number PL-2 PL-5 Aero L-39 Albatros Sukhoi Su-17 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
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