AIM-9 Sidewinder 1970. These were followed from the mid-seventies by the AIM-9L/P which was a substantial improvement on the early versions, particularly with an improved SR-116 reduced-smoke rocket motor. The third generation of the missile (AIM-9L/M) are all-aspect missile which share little in common with the earlier missiles. The name "Sidewinder" was selected in 1950 and is the common name of "Crotalus cerastes", a venomous rattlesnake, which uses infrared sensory organs to hunt warm-blooded prey. Originally called the Sidewinder 1, the first live firing was on 3 September 1952. The missile intercepted a drone for the first time on the 11 September
Kia Sidewinder for the “LA Adventure,” because Los Angeles was the scene of the first officially sanctioned American drifting event. Kia Sidewinder The Kia Sidewinder was a concept car for the Design Challenge competition in 2006 Los Angeles Motor Show. http://www.carbodydesign.com/archive/2006/10/25-la-show-design-challenge-entries/ http://www.laautoshow.com/DesignChallenge Designed at the Kia America Design Center by Marc Mainville, the Kia Sidewinder concept was meant to be an environmentally friendly vehicle. This Kia is a two-seat, lean, mean, drifting machine! The Sidewinder’s power comes from a compressed natural gas turbine, which feeds electricity to a series of in-wheel, high torque, electric motors. This environmentally responsible vehicle would surely grab