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{{Infobox weapon
| name = Gorgon
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| caption = A PTV-N-2 ''Gorgon IV'' missile on a [[Northrop P-61A]] mother-ship
| origin = [[United States of America|United States]]
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The '''Gorgon''' was an air-to-air [[missile]] powered by a [[turbojet]] engine and equipped with radio controls and a [[homing (missile guidance)|homing]] device.
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It was developed by the U.S. during [[World War II]], was later expanded into a more general program including [[turbojet]], [[ramjet]], [[pulsejet]], and [[rocket]] power. Straight wing, swept wing, and [[Canard (aeronautics)|canard]] (tail first) air frames were investigated and visual, television, heat-homing, and three types of [[radar]] [[Guidance system|guidance]] were looked at for use as possible [[Air-to-air missile|air-to-air]], [[air-to-surface]] and [[surface-to-surface]] [[guided missiles]] and as [[target drone]]s.
[[Category:World War II guided missiles of the United States]]
[[Category:Ramjet-powered aircraft]]
{{Wikipedia|Gorgon (missile family)}}
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