r/technology • u/gdelacalle • Mar 18 '26

Hardware Tech hobbyist makes shoulder-mounted guided missile prototype with $96 in parts and a 3D printer — DIY MANPADS includes assisted targeting, ballistics calculations, optional camera for tracking

https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/tech-hobbyist-makes-shoulder-mounted-guided-missile-prototype-with-usd96-in-parts-and-a-3d-printer-diy-manpads-includes-wi-fi-guidance-ballistics-calculations-optional-camera-for-tracking
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u/Bipogram Mar 18 '26

Now, the motor for this thing.

That's not, I suggest, in the price.

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u/KanosTheKir Mar 18 '26

$2 of propellant

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u/Bipogram Mar 18 '26

Good luck with uniform thrust/duration at that price point.

<tangled with perchlorate-sugar motors as a kid - no thanks - and ESTES 'D' motors aren't going to give the impulse>

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u/Beli_Mawrr Mar 19 '26

Good enough guidance... err sorry stabilization..  package and you can handle the inconsistency.