* AIM-54 Phoenix

The AIM-54 Phoenix is a radar-guided, long-range air-to-air missile ( AAM ), carried in clusters of up to six missiles on F-14 Tomcats, its only launch platform.

Both the missile and the aircraft were used by the United States Navy and are now retired, the AIM-54 Phoenix in 2004 and the F-14 in 2006.

The AIM-54 Phoenix, developed for F-111B fleet air defense fighter, had an airframe with 4 cruciform fins that was a scaled-up version of the AIM-47.

The pilot or Radar Intercept Officer ( RIO ) could then launch the AIM-54 Phoenix missiles when launch parameters were met.

An AIM-54 Phoenix being attached to an F-14 wing pylon.

The AIM-54 Phoenix was retired from USN service on September 30, 2004.

Both the F-14 Tomcat and AIM-54 Phoenix missile continue in the service of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, although the operational abilities of these aircraft and the missiles are questionable, since the US refused to supply spare parts and maintenance after the 1979 revolution ; except for a brief period during the Iran-Contra Affair.

* Vympel R-33 ( AA-9 Amos ), the Russian air-to-air missile most similar to the AIM-54 Phoenix

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Grumman F-14 Tomcat firing an AIM-54 Phoenix long-range air-to-air missile.

** Air-to-air missiles: AIM-54 Phoenix, AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-9 Sidewinder

* AIM-54 Phoenix, missile

* 2004 – The AIM-54 Phoenix, the primary missile for the F-14 Tomcat, is retired from service.

The AIM-54 / AWG-9 combination was the first to have multiple track capability ( up to 24 targets ) and launch ( up to 6 Phoenixes can be launched nearly simultaneously ); the large missile is equipped with a conventional warhead.

The Tomcat's AWG-9 radar was capable of tracking up to 24 targets in Track-While-Scan mode, with the AWG-9 selecting up to six priority targets for potential launch by the AIM-54.

In the Bulls did what no team had done since the legendary Celtics of the ' 60s by chalking up the three-peat over regular season MVP Charles Barkley and the Phoenix Suns, with John Paxson's 3-pointer with 3. 9 seconds left that gave them a 99 – 98 victory in Game 6 in Phoenix.

The Bulls were down by two in the last seconds of Game 6 of the finals series held at the America West Arena in Phoenix, before Paxson sank a three point shot with 3. 9 seconds remaining, giving the Bulls a 99-98 lead and their third consecutive NBA title.

A similar episode happened in a 2008 game between the Phoenix Suns and the Seattle SuperSonics, when Sonics forward Wally Szczerbiak, with his team trailing by one in the final 15 seconds, called a timeout that the Sonics didn't have, after not being able to inbound the ball in 5 seconds.

Brabham was the second-slowest prequalifier ( trailing only the Coloni of Bertrand Gachot, who recorded a lap time over five minutes, but 30 seconds behind the Eurobrun of Claudio Langes ) at Phoenix and the engine gave up after only 400 meters in Brazil.

The highlight of Elie's career came when he hit a clutch 3 in Game 7 of the 1995 Western Conference Semifinals against the Phoenix Suns to put the Rockets up 113-110 with 7. 1 seconds to play.

She was arrested by Phoenix Police after they received the indictment papers from Portland detectives.

The large Tactical Information Display ( TID ) in the RIO's cockpit gave an unprecedented amount of information to the aircrew ( the pilot had the ability to monitor the RIO's display ) and, importantly, the AWG-9 could continually search and track multiple targets after Phoenix missiles were launched, thereby maintaining situational awareness of the battlespace.

Although " The Frost-Giant's Daughter " was rejected, the magazine accepted " The Phoenix on the Sword " after it received the requested polishing.

In 1976, Pat Phoenix returned to her role as Elsie Tanner and, after a spate of ill health, Violet Carson returned on a more regular basis as Ena.

Captain America arranged another meeting of the Illuminati in an attempt to talk with Namor after he was possessed by the Phoenix Force.

Later, Professor X telepathically contacted a Phoenix Force-powered Cyclops after the fight in Wakanda to express his severe disappointment in their recent actions.

The Linux-only Galeon was the second most popular, after cross-platform Firefox, at that time known as Phoenix.

Jean learns that a time-displaced Rachel had used her powers to transport them to the future to protect Nathan, and per Rachel ’ s request, Jean adopts the codename " Phoenix " once again to establish it as a symbol of good after all the bad it had caused.

As the Phoenix, Jean is able to resurrect after death.

Ten days after the operation, her mother, Edith Luckett Davis, died in Phoenix, Arizona, leading Nancy to dub the period " a terrible month ".

* Atlanta from the Ashes ( The Phoenix ), monument symbolizing Atlanta's rise after its burning in the American Civil War

Soon after its inauguration, RAINBOW finds itself responding to a series of seemingly unrelated terrorist attacks by the Phoenix Group, a radical eco-terrorist organization.

Ironically both of these levels she has been kidnapped ( she is kidnapped by Phoenix Group after discovering their plan ).

He is captured after he is discovered to have ties to Phoenix.

However, its use by the military junta of 1967-1974 made it extremely unpopular, and it has almost disappeared from use after 1974, with the notable exception of the Order of the Phoenix, the country's second-highest award.

Part of the Phoenix Force encountered a manifestation of Death after committing suicide, and then returned itself to Jean in the cocoon.

She even wanted to overpower him, but was left powerless after shortly being bonded to the Phoenix Force.

She attacked her friends and would have destroyed the planet, if not for the arrival of the X-Men and new Ultra hero Foxfire, who after a long battle were able to separate the Phoenix from Amber and send the cosmic entity back to the Earth-616 universe.

During the Fear Itself storyline, the Phoenix Force appeared once again to Emma Frost ( who's in Utopia's infirmary after she was overwhelmed by the cosmic powers of Juggernaut who had become the Worthy known as Kuurth: Breaker of Stone ).

However, after Iron Man shoots the Phoenix Force, the blast divides it instead of killing it, making its fragments bond with Cyclops, Emma Frost, Namor, Colossus and Magik.

* Diamanda Nero: She briefly became the host of the Phoenix after her fight with Rachel.

Later, during the Avengers vs. X-Men storyline, she gets possessed by a fragment of the Phoenix once again after Iron Man and Giant-Man try to destroy it.

Currently the Blade is powerless after the connection to the Phoenix fragment was somehow lost.