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nor received commands from an external source; rather, they locked onto an electronic emission coming from the target itself. The earliest successful passive homing munitions were heat-seeking airto-air missiles that homed onto the infrared emissions of jet engine exhausts. The first such missile to achieve...

Inframerah adalah radiasi elektromagnetik dari panjang gelombang lebih panjang dari cahaya tampak, tetapi lebih pendek dari radiasi gelombang radio. Namanya berarti "bawah merah" (dari bahasa Latin infra, "bawah"), merah merupakan warna dari cahaya tampak dengan gelombang terpanjang. Radiasi inframerah memiliki jangkauan tiga "order" dan memiliki panjang gelombang antara 700 nm dan 1 mm.

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A missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine)

A method for aiding a helicopter pilot to avoid a heat seeking missile includes the step of detecting a threat from a missile. The method also includes the step of reducing heat emanating from the helicopter's engine and rapidly reducing altitude. Then, when the threat has passed flight is resumed. A system for accomplishing the above is also described which simultaneously reduces engine temperature, deflects the exhaust gases, injects water into the exhaust gases, reduces altitude and launches a countermeasure.