While at university a group of friends built and successfully tested a simple supersonic, IR, guided missile using common amateur rocketry tech, servo controllers from model planes and a CO2-cooled sensor. They "shot" down model plane or two. On Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 9:20 PM juan <juan.g71@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, 29 Aug 2018 19:58:55 -0700 Steven Schear <schear.steve@gmail.com> wrote:
In a similar way that we all have 1970s era super computers in our pockets, I am assuming, with some basis, that it's possible to affordably modify discarded current era smartphones (with their ample computing, excellent cameras and micomechanical motion sensors and GPS) to serve as the sensing, attitude control and computing element for adequate daylight operation MANPAD.
of course, and you probably can even use a $3 microcontroller (32 bits arm...)
however, I don't think you could call your missiles 'stinger' because that's intellectual property owned by uncle sam. he would be upset if you violated his trademark.
now joking aside, the point here is that yes, it is a good idea to be armed against the government, and yes armament doesn't have to be limited to guns. And yes, it's quite possible to combine 'amateur' rocketry, 'amateur' chemistry and 'amateur' electronics to get some interesting and useful devices.