BOLT-117
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bolt-117-181-2157699
title:
BOLT-117
text:
The Texas Instruments BOLT-117, retrospectively redesignated as the GBU-1/B was the world's first laser-guided bomb (LGB). It consisted of a standard M117 750-pound (340 kg) bomb case with a KMU-342 laser guidance and control kit. This consisted of a gimballed laser seeker on the front of the bomb and tail and control fins to guide the bomb to the target. The latter used the bang-bang method of control where each control surface was either straight or fully deflected. This was inefficient aerody
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
First laser-guided aerial bomb
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOLT-117
date created:
2004-11-08T23:55:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T18:02:11Z
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