Boeing AGM-86B Air Launch Cruise Missile - Seattle, WA - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

Located at the Museum of Flight are a large number of static aircraft on display. One of them is a Boeing AGM-86B Air Launch Cruise Missile. A nearby placard highlights the background information on this missile and it reads:

A Standoff Weapon
The Air Launch Cruise Missile (ALCM) is a small, unmanned air vehicle carried by the U.S. Strategic Air Command B-52 and B-1 bombers. The cruise missile is called a "Stand-off weapon" because of its ability to hit a target hundreds of miles away without endangering air crews. The unmanned ALCM can carry a nuclear or high explosive warhead over 1,550 miles (2,494 km).

The ALCM flies low, at treetop level, to avoid detection and enemy air defenses. It is guided by a computer that uses a radar altimeter to match the surrounding terrain with an electronic "map" of the ALCM's pre-planned route.

The Museum's ALCM was built by Boeing in Kent, Washington. During its operational life, it was often loaded onto readied aircraft, but was never used in combat.

Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Boeing AGM-86B Air Launch Cruise Missile Tail Number: (S/N): None Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Museum of Flight inside / outside: inside Other Information:: Not listed Access restrictions: Not listed

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Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
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