| AAM-A-1 Firebird | |
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| Type | Air-to-air missile |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | Never entered service. |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1946-1947 |
| Manufacturer | Ryan Aeronautical Company |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 260 pounds (120 kg) |
| Length | 7 feet 6 inches (2.29 m) |
| length | Booster, 1 foot 10 inches (0.56 m) |
| Diameter | 8 inches (200 mm) |
| Wingspan | 2 ft 8 in (0.81 m) |
| Warhead | High explosive |
| Warhead weight | 90 pounds (41 kg) |
| Engine | Liquid-fuel rocket, 620 lbf (2.8 kN) Booster, solid-fuel rocket, 2,800 lbf (12 kN) |
Operational range | 8 miles (13 km) |
| Maximum speed | Mach 0.85 |
Guidance system | Midcourse: Radio command Terminal: Active radar homing |
Launch platform | DB-26 Invader DF-82 Twin Mustang |
The AAM-A-1 Firebird was an early American air-to-air missile, developed by the Ryan Aeronautical Company. The first air-to-air missile program developed for the United States Air Force, the Firebird was extensively tested in the late 1940s; although it proved successful in testing, it was soon obsolete due to the rapid advances in aircraft and missile technology at the time and did not enter production.