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|status = Retired |sites = Point Mugu |launches = |success = |fail = |first = 1960 |last = 8 July 1965 }} Sparoair was a family of air-launched sounding rockets developed by the United States Navy in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Based on the Sparrow air-to-air missile, three versions of the rocket were developed; although some launches were successful, the system did not enter operational service. ==Sparoair I and II== Sparoair was developed by the Naval Missile Center, as a two-stage development of the Sparrow III air-to-air missile.〔 Propelled by two Sparrow rocket motors mounted in tandem, the Sparoair could be launched from F3H (F-3) Demon and F4D (F-6) Skyray fighter aircraft, and was capable of lifting a payload to an apogee of . The Sparoair I was the original version of the rocket, launched using an ejection system and a lanyard for firing; after that proved unreliable in flight testing, the Sparoair II was developed that utilised a rail launch with ignition prior to release from the aircraft.〔 Eight launches of Sparoair II vehicles had been conducted by 1961.〔 Each Sparoair II rocket cost USD$6,000.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sparoair」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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