What's in YOUR shed?

06/02/2003

According to the BBC, a New Zealand man is building a cruise missile in his garage with parts bought on the internet. Now while us U.S. taxpayers are shelling out $1.5M or more for a cruise missile, this guy is building it on the cheap, for less than $5,000.

The New Zealand Herald reported that “neighbours did not appear to be aware that Mr. Simpson had turned his attentions to missiles, although they did know he was testing pulse jets in his shed, north-west of Auckland.”

Pulse jets in his shed?

I’m a big fan of Do It Yourself projects, but pulse jets? Complete with GPS guidance system? (that part only cost $120, and came with the software needed to interface with a flight-control computer). Mr. Simpson (if that is his real name) is not revealing HOWTO instructions on building the missile, but is instead trying to raise awareness of just how easy it is.

Apparently, building a cruise missile ain’t rocket science…