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How the Warhead on the AIM-9 Sidewinder Works - Smarter Every Day 282
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The host examines the rollerons and continuous-rod warhead of an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.
From the video
Answers: How do Sidewinder missile rollerons work?
- AIM-9 Sidewinder missile
- Rollerons
- Continuous-rod warheads
- Missile stabilization
- Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
What it concludes
- Rollerons act as a passive dynamic stability method to prevent a missile from spinning by creating a gyroscopic flywheel effect.
- A continuous-rod warhead shears outward upon detonation to form a cutter that damages aircraft engines.
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