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
Banks Sidewinder Banks Sidewinder The Banks Sidewinder is a land speed record vehicle that was built by Gale Banks Engineering in 2001. Based on a Dodge Dakota pickup truck, the Banks Sidewinder became the fastest pickup ever when it set a speed record of at Bonneville in October 2001. One of the fastest roadgoing vehicles, the Gale Banks Built Dodge Dakota has broken many speed and quarter mile records and is used as the shop truck for Gale Banks own company. In 2002, a 5.9 L Cummins diesel-powered pickup, modified by Gale Banks and his company Gale Banks Engineering set an FIA-certified