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The R.550 Magic is a short-range air-to-air missile designed in 1968 by French company Matra to compete with the American AIM-9 Sidewinder. On 11 January 1972, a Gloster Meteor of the centre for in-flight trials fired the R550 Magic and shot down a Nord CT20 target drone (unmanned aerial vehicle). Mass-produced from 1976, the Magic was adopted by the French Air Force and the Navy. The Argentine Air Force received "Magic 1" for its Mirage IIIEA during the 1982 Falklands War. The Argentine Navy received "Magic 1" for its Super Etendards. However, they were procured after the 1982 Falklands War.

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  • R.550 Magic
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  • The R.550 Magic is a short-range air-to-air missile designed in 1968 by French company Matra to compete with the American AIM-9 Sidewinder. On 11 January 1972, a Gloster Meteor of the centre for in-flight trials fired the R550 Magic and shot down a Nord CT20 target drone (unmanned aerial vehicle). Mass-produced from 1976, the Magic was adopted by the French Air Force and the Navy. The Argentine Air Force received "Magic 1" for its Mirage IIIEA during the 1982 Falklands War. The Argentine Navy received "Magic 1" for its Super Etendards. However, they were procured after the 1982 Falklands War.
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Length
  • 2.72 m
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vehicle range
  • 0(xsd:double)
detonation
  • IR
diameter
  • 157.0
Origin
  • France
filling
  • 13(xsd:integer)
Guidance
  • IR
Service
  • 1975(xsd:integer)
Name
  • Magic
Type
Caption
  • A R550 Magic and Super 530 under the wing of a Mirage 2000
is missile
  • yes
Weight
  • 89.0
Manufacturer
launch platform
Used by
  • See Users
Engine
  • solid
altitude
  • up to 11 km
abstract
  • The R.550 Magic is a short-range air-to-air missile designed in 1968 by French company Matra to compete with the American AIM-9 Sidewinder. On 11 January 1972, a Gloster Meteor of the centre for in-flight trials fired the R550 Magic and shot down a Nord CT20 target drone (unmanned aerial vehicle). Mass-produced from 1976, the Magic was adopted by the French Air Force and the Navy. The Argentine Air Force received "Magic 1" for its Mirage IIIEA during the 1982 Falklands War. The Argentine Navy received "Magic 1" for its Super Etendards. However, they were procured after the 1982 Falklands War. An upgraded version, the "Magic 2", replaced the original model in 1986. Now obsolete, 11,300 Magic 2 were produced and it was exported; notably to Iraq and Greece, who have used it in actual combat. The Magic has 8 fixed fins, and 4 movable fins. It has a solid-fuel engine, and can engage the target independently from the firing aircraft with its passive Infra-red guidance system. The Magic 2 replaced the AD3601 seeking head by the AD3633, allowing frontal fire on the target (the Magic 1 could only be fired from the rear on the target). The Magic 1 has a transparent dome on its nose, while the Magic 2 is opaque. The Magic is still carried by the Dassault Rafale, Dassault Mirage 2000, F-16, Sea Harrier(FRS51), Super Étendard, Mirage F1, Mirage 5, and Mirage III. It is gradually being replaced by the MBDA MICA. Some 480 were sold to Taiwan and used by the Republic of China Air Force.
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