Sidewinder

Infra-red homing is used in many air-to-air and some anti-aircraft types such as Sidewinder, Red Top and Redeye. Since it relies on optical radiation, this form of guidance is short range and dependent on reasonably clear skies... 

At this time the major uses of double-base smokeless compns are in Navy rocket weaponry and gun proplnts. The 2.75-inch FFAR, Sidewinder, SHRIKE, ASROC and Polaris weapon systems employ such proplnts. The major dis-... 

Fuze, Guided Missile. A fuze (such as Nose T1402 or Proximity, Sidewinder M303ModO) to initiate functioning of explosive charge in a guided missile at the desired time... 

CHAPARAL Amer Army forward-area air-defense system using a modified Sidewinder (an infrared guided missile), mounted on M548 self-propelled tracked vehicle Ref AOA Bull 302 "The Common Defense, Dec 1965, P 4... 

The use of missiles for tactical military applications has also been an area of major development since World War II. Among the first such applications were the JATO (rocket assisted takeoff) units used to provide power to boost launching of airplanes. Tactical missiles have become an important component of weaponry and include U.S. rockets such as the Navy Sidewinder and Standard Missile, the Army Hawk and Hellfire, and the Air Force Sparrow, AMRAAM, and Phoenix. 

The terms decoy flare or countermeasure munition are used to denote a system, which imitates the IR signal of a plane and therefore ground-air, water-air or air-air rockets, so-called heat-seeking missiles, get lured away from their targets. One of the first and best-known IR seekers - Sidewinder was developed in China Lake (Fig. 2.20). 

Fig. 2.20 The AIM-9 Sidewinder (AIM = Aerial Intercept Missile) is a heat-seeking guided missile for short-distance combat, which can be carried in most western fighter planes. In its 50 year history, more planes have been shot down using the Sidewinder than with any other device.

Crotaius Cerastes Cerastes Common Name(s) Mojave Desert Sidewinder... 

Catheter Cobra I/sidewinder I or II 4-5 60-100 > Optional Distal part... 

Catheters 1.5-F appropriate femorovisceral glide-catheter e.g. Cobra 2 or Sidewinder 1 or 2 2. Coaxial catheters are often very useful if superselective or distal embolization is necessary 1.5-F Sos type catheter or Waltman loop often usefiil in large diameter aortas 2. Multipurpose or Beren-stein catheters useful if arm approach 4-F femorovisceral catheters are less torquable than 5-F... 

Catheterization of bilateral uterine arteries is mandatory. A cobra-shaped catheter is the best catheter to use for easy insertion into uterine arteries. The cobra catheter is available in three different types, each according to the degree of opening of the curve. The medium sized catheter (C2) is the one most commonly used. When using a 4-F catheter, one should make sure that the lumen of the catheter is able to accept 0.038-in. guidewire for possible microcatheter use. The contralateral internal iliac artery is catheterized first and can be reached by pushing the cobra. In some difficult cases, a curved catheter, such as SOS or sidewinder, could be handy to cross the aortic bifurcation. 

The ipsilateral uterine artery access is obtained using the Waltman loop. When the angle of aortic bifurcation is too tight, again the use of a sidewinder allows for easy catheterization. 

Most studies have reported using a femoral vein approach. The left spermatic vein requires a double curve catheter to reach the ISV origin, and the right ISV is best entered with a sidewinder type catheter. Because of the double curve required to get into either spermatic vein, the femoral technique frequently requires coaxial catheters or a catheter exchange to reach an appropriate level in the ISV. 

Heat reformed JB 1 with extra sideholes Femoral approach, renal double curve guider left and Sidewinder 1 right... 

Technical Considerations Contralateral puncture of each femoral artery and catheterization of each branch of the vascular supply to the neoplasm can be accomplished with an exaggerated cobra catheter configuration. Ipsilateral puncture and catheterization is possible by forming a long reverse curve or sidewinder (Simmons) configuration. 

Unlike the Sidewinders, the Blades are monogamous and marry for life. They believe in family integrity, and there are numerous customs surrounding family roles. (Traits.)... 

Fig. 2.5.1. Photograph shows catheters frequently used for chemoembolization, including pigtail, sidewinder, and cobra catheter...

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