I am a criminal

[Steven Schear]

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 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 29 Aug 2018 19:58:55 -0700
> Steven Schear <schear.steve at 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.
>
>
>
>
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