terrafirma reference your comments about alternative onboard weaponry:
see the conspectus at this URL:
http://www.iasa-intl.com/RoboLander_...lweapons2a.htm
published last week in Air Safety Week and based upon a briefing given to Congressmen, Airline, and Industry Executives by the
USMC Directorate of Non-Lethal Weaponry.
In this ASW treatment it is compared with the RoboLander Concept for a view on which would be less likely to scare away the paying punters. Form your own opinions.
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http://www.iasa-intl.com/RoboLander.htm