Dornier Viper

The Dornier Viper was an West German/Norwegian air-to-air missile project, intended to replace the AIM-9 Sidewinder in Luftwaffe service frfom 1975/76.

The Viper was developed by Bodenseewerk and Dornier Systems, using an infrared seeker and a new solid fuel rocket motor (by Kongsberg Vapenfabrik) intended to have twice the burn time of Sidewinder.

In 1974, Viper was abandoned in favor of evaluating an American missile.


 * Length: 2.7 m (8ft 10in)
 * Diameter: 15 cm (6 in)
 * Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)