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The AIM-54 Phoenix is an American active radar-guided, beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (AAM), carried in clusters of up to six missiles on the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, its only operational launch platform.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| AIM-54 Phoenix | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed | AIM-54A/B - Mach 4.3 (1,460 m/s; 4,800 ft/s) | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed | AIM-54C – Mach 5 (1,700 m/s; 5,600 ft/s) | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Designed | 1960–1966 | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Designer | Hughes Aircraft Company | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Detonation mechanism | Proximity fuze | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Diameter | 15 in (380 mm) | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Engine | Solid propellant rocket motor | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Flight ceiling | 103,500 ft (31.5 km) | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Guidance system | Semi-active radar homing and terminal phase active radar homing | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | In service | 1974–present | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Launch platform | Grumman F-14 Tomcat | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Length | .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .de… | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Manufacturer | Hughes Aircraft Company | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Manufacturer | Raytheon Corporation | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Mass | AIM-54A/B - 976 lb (443 kg) | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Mass | AIM-54C – 1,015 lb (460 kg) | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Operational range | AIM-54A/B - 72.9 nmi (135.0 km; 83.9 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Operational range | AIM-54C – 99.4 nmi (184.1 km; 114.4 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Place of origin | United States | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Produced | 1966-1993 | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | References | Janes | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Type | Long range BVR air-to-air missile | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Unit cost | US$477,131 (1974 FY) | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Used by | United States Navy (former) Iranian Air Force | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Warhead | AIM-54A/B - HE continuous rod | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Warhead | AIM-54C – HE Mk 82; WDU‐29/B continuous rod | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Warhead weight | 133 lb (60.33 kg) | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | Wingspan | 2 ft 11+1⁄2 in (0.9 m) | 1.00 | infobox |
| AIM-54 Phoenix | is a | American active radar-guided | 0.90 | text |
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