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  • Bristol Bloodhound
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  • The Bristol Bloodhound is a British surface-to-air missile developed during the 1950s as the UK's main air defence weapon, and was in large-scale service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the forces of four other countries. The Bloodhound Mk. I entered service in December 1958 and the last Mk. II missile squadron stood down in July 1991, although Swiss examples remained operational until 1999.
Length
  • Overall:
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Number
  • 783
vehicle range
  • 85.0
detonation
diameter
  • Main body
Origin
  • United Kingdom
steering
  • Control surfaces
Spec type
  • MK 2
Speed
  • Mach 2.7
filling
Guidance
Service
  • 1958
Name
  • Bloodhound Mk 2
Type
  • SAM
Align
  • right
Caption
  • Manufacturer tag of Bristol Thor found near the business end of the Thor ramjet engine
  • A Bloodhound missile at the RAF Museum, Hendon, London.
  • One of the two Bristol Thor ramjet engines of a Bloodhound missile
is missile
  • yes
Width
  • 150
Wars
  • -
Weight
  • Overall:
Wingspan
  • Overall:
Manufacturer
  • Bristol Aeroplane Co.
launch platform
  • Fixed installation
Image
  • Bloodhound thor arp 750pix.jpg
  • Bristol THOR Ramjet engine.JPG
Used by
  • See ''[[#Operators
Target
  • High altitude bomber
Engine
  • 2
design date
  • 1950.0
Variants
  • See ''[[#Variants
abstract
  • The Bristol Bloodhound is a British surface-to-air missile developed during the 1950s as the UK's main air defence weapon, and was in large-scale service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the forces of four other countries. The Bloodhound Mk. I entered service in December 1958 and the last Mk. II missile squadron stood down in July 1991, although Swiss examples remained operational until 1999.