-# AMRAAM
+# 1/2-scale AIM-120 AMRAAM
## Motivation
A couple of years ago, [Rocketry Warehouse](http://rocketrywarehouse.com/) had
-an introductory offer for the Performance 3.5 inch 1/2 scale AMRAAM kit as
-part of their Black Friday sale. I couldn't resist. I generally prefer to
+an introductory offer for the Performance 3.5 inch, 1/2 scale
+[AMRAAM](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM-120_AMRAAM) kit as part of their
+Black Friday sale. I couldn't resist. I generally prefer to
design and build my own airframes, but my son was working on a custom build
of a [1/3-scale Maverick](../Maverick) missile, and I thought it would be fun
to embark on a scale missile project in parallel.
## Flights
-The intended first flight of YikStik3 will be at the [NAR](http://nar.org)
+The intended first flight of this AMRAAM will be at the [NAR](http://nar.org)
[2013 National Sport Launch](http://nsl2013.org).