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To: TimF who wrote (32849)	6/23/2002 11:37:06 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Great!!... So we have amateur rocketeers out there who might develop the ability to locate, track, and intercept an aircraft.... But without the ability to carry a significant warhead, as well as the proximity fuzing technology, it's like my old fixed cat... He'd get himself all wound up and in position, but when he had the "target" where he wanted it, he couldn't make an "impact".... :0) And when you load a rocket with at 1.2kg of HE (or greater, if trying to take down a multi-engined jetliner), it makes it more difficult to maneuver and control... But I would agree that they could be effective during take-off (high heat from max thrust)... I've long believed we need to install heat-producing "spoofers" along the take-off path of major airports as a means of deterring heat-seeking missiles in such a vulnerable stage of flight. But who will pay for them?? Hawk

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