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GAM-77/AGM-28 Hound Dog Missile Guidance System
Item Details
Model Number: N5G Inertial Navigation System
Manufactured: 1959-1963
Period of Use: 1959-1976
Description:
The N5G Inertial Guidance System was used by the USAF in the North American/ Autonetics GAM-77/AGM-28 Hound Dog Missile Systems carried by the B52 Bomber.
The N5G Inertial Guidance System was used by the USAF in the North American/ Autonetics GAM-77/AGM-28 Hound Dog Missile Systems carried by the B52 Bomber.
Item History:
Over 700 Hound Dog Missiles built. Controlled by D9A VERDAN computer. Included a star tracker for calibration. Guidance systems could be cross-compared. The N5G system was based on a guidance system developed for the Navaho X-10 missile which was never produced.
Over 700 Hound Dog Missiles built. Controlled by D9A VERDAN computer. Included a star tracker for calibration. Guidance systems could be cross-compared. The N5G system was based on a guidance system developed for the Navaho X-10 missile which was never produced.
Additional Images
Restored Gam-77 Hound Dog missile
Supporting Documentation
Location/Ownership: Travis Air Museum, Building 80
Submission Author: James E. Noll
ION Museum
Advancing Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT)
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