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What weapons does one use to shoot down a toy drone? You can't miss because on the other side, there are people, and if it hits, it shouldn't lead to dangerous

by arjie 11y ago

What weapons does one use to shoot down a toy drone? You can't miss because on the other side, there are people, and if it hits, it shouldn't lead to dangerous parts all over the runway.

Avshalom 11y ago
I think right now the idea is generally a bigger faster one with a net.
- arjie 11y ago
  That's a clever one. More importantly, it makes for an amusing picture.
  - kaybe 11y ago
    Not as cool as hunting birds though, which is being tried too. Drones are probably more practical, I guess.
    - Piskvorrr 11y ago
      Now you have two problems, as in "Engine 1 ate the drone, while Engine 2 ate the eagle."
- etherael 11y ago
  I've seen that, but wouldn't a laser actually be more reliable / faster?
  - Avshalom 11y ago
    Well like arjie said, you don't really want flying debris near people/runways
    - etherael 11y ago
      And maybe the energy necessary to actually vaporise entirely would not be the kind of thing one would be wanting to punch up into the atmosphere willy nilly.
      - Piskvorrr 11y ago
        Not to mention that you actually need an actual cannon, not a pointer. http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/feature/5/159975/2015-ushers-in-era-of-laser-weapons.html http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/feature/5/159... Yup, that's definitely something you want to mess with around an airport. "Wait, I was supposed to shoot down that other blip?"
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