JohnR
Final Approach
First I hoped they meant androids would be screening our baggage, but the headline did refer to drone aircraft after all.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2007-03-22-unmanned-drones_N.htm
Ok, 65,000' won't bother anyone, but they have to climb and descend through "our" altitudes.
What if it hits the missile, making it veer off course till it runs out of fuel and lands in a school yard?
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2007-03-22-unmanned-drones_N.htm
USAToday said:"drones flying 65,000 feet above the nation's busiest airports could be used to protect planes from being shot down by terrorists with shoulder-fired missiles."
Ok, 65,000' won't bother anyone, but they have to climb and descend through "our" altitudes.
What if the laser misses, and hits a school yard on the ground?USAToday said:The drones... ...would be possibly outfitted with... ...anti-missile lasers that could send plane-bound [shoulder-launched] missiles veering off course
What if it hits the missile, making it veer off course till it runs out of fuel and lands in a school yard?
We know what that means.USAToday said:The tests follow four years of research on anti-missile laser systems that could be mounted on the bellies of planes for $1 million or more per plane [i.e. airliners] Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., says the government should share the cost of installation and maintenance of the more expensive systems with the airline industry.