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| ] of the ] fires an inert version of the Genie]] | |||
| ], a live test of nuclear AIR-2A Genie rocket on July 19th 1957. Fired by an US Airforce F-89J over ] at an altitude of ~15,000 ft (4.5 km or about 3 miles up).]] | |||
| The ] '''Genie''' ('''MB-1''' '''Ding-Dong''', '''AIR-2''') was an unguided ] rocket with a 1.5kt ] ]. It was deployed by the ] and ] (from 1 February 1968, Canadian Forces) from the late 1950s to the 1980s during the ]. Production ended in 1962 after over 1000 were produced, with some related training and test derivatives occurring later. | |||
| ==Development== | |||
| The interception of ] ]s was a major military preoccupation of the late ] and ]. The revelation in ] that the ] had produced a ] copy of the Boeing ] Superfortress, the ] ] (] 'Bull'), which could reach the continental ] in a one-way attack, followed by the Soviets developing the ] in ], produced considerable anxiety. | |||
| Against high-speed bombers, the ]-vintage ] armament of ]s and ] was inadequate. The use of large volleys of unguided ]s was not much more satisfactory, and true ]s were in their infancy. In ] ] began a program to investigate the possibility of a nuclear-armed air-to-air weapon. To ensure simplicity and reliability, the weapon would be unguided, the large blast radius making relative inaccuracy mostly irrelevant. | |||
| The resultant weapon carried a 1.5-] ] nuclear warhead and was powered by a ] SR49-TC-1 solid-fuel ] of 162 kN (36,500 lbf) thrust. It had a range of slightly under 10 km (6 mi). Targeting, arming, and firing of the weapon were coordinated by the launch aircraft's fire-control system. Detonation was by time-delay fuse, although the fuse would not arm the warhead until engine burn-out, to give the launch aircraft time to turn and escape. Lethal radius of the blast was estimated to be about 300 meters (1,000 ft). | |||
| The first test firings (of inert rounds) took place in ], and the weapon entered service with the designation '''MB-1''' in ]. The popular name was ''Genie'', but it was often nick-named 'Ding-Dong.' About 3,150 rounds were produced before production ended in ]. In ] the weapon was redesignated '''AIR-2A Genie'''. Many rounds were upgraded with improved, longer-duration rocket motors, the upgraded weapons sometimes known (apparently only semi-officially) as '''AIR-2B'''. An inert training round, originally '''MB-1-T''' and later '''ATR-2A''', was also produced in small numbers. | |||
| A live Genie was detonated only once, in ] on ] ]. It was fired by an ] over ] Nuclear Test Site at an altitude of 4,500 m (15,000 ft). A group of ] officers volunteered to stand underneath the blast to prove that the weapon was safe for use over populated areas. Whether this affected the health of the officers is unknown. | |||
| The Genie was cleared for being carried on the ], ], ], and ] in U.S. service. However, the Starfighter never carried it in operational service. ] offered an upgrade of the ] that would have been Genie-capable, but it was not adopted. Operational use of the Genie was discontinued in 1988 with the retirement of the F-106 interceptor. | |||
| The only non-U.S. user was ], whose ]s carried Genies until 1984 via a dual-key arrangement where the missiles were kept under American custody, and released to Canada under circumstances requiring their use. The ] briefly considered the missile for use on the ]. | |||
| The F-89J that was used to launch the only live test is on static display at the ] in ], MT. | |||
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| ==Specifications (AIR-2A)== | |||
| * '''Length''': 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in) | |||
| * '''Diameter''': 0.44 m (17.5 in) | |||
| * '''Wingspan''': 1.02 m (3 ft 4 in) | |||
| * '''Launch weight''': 373 kg (822 lb) | |||
| * '''Speed''': ] | |||
| * '''Range''': 9.6 km (6 m) | |||
| * '''Guidance''': Inertial (None) | |||
| * '''Warhead''': ] ], 1.5 ] yield | |||
| * '''Date deployed''': 1957 | |||
| * '''Date retired''': 1985 | |||
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| ==Survivors== | |||
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| Below is a list of museums which have a Genie rocket in their collection: | |||
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