Alright, I've found lots of posts about people over the years talking about building one of these. I'm here and going to actually do it. If any one else has actually finished, please drop pictures below. For anyone who isn't familiar with the Starstreak it is a pretty amazing defense article. Crew serviced and vehicle launched versions have been created but essentially a surface to air missile which stages and deploys three darts which I believe are unpowered (as in no rocket motor) but rely on drag separation of the booster to initiate free flight (at approximately Mach 3); following separation the darts guide via a beamrider configuration and use a unique spin control schema for stability and control rather than a CAS.
Just to preface, I've not seen one of these in person, so my scale here is probably not spot on but aiming for a full-scale system when I'm done, based off the best info I can find, and some good guess work. If anyone has measurements please let me know where to find them...
Corrections: This is also a man-portable system and can achieve Mach 4 at burnout according to some information I just came across.
Just to preface, I've not seen one of these in person, so my scale here is probably not spot on but aiming for a full-scale system when I'm done, based off the best info I can find, and some good guess work. If anyone has measurements please let me know where to find them...
Corrections: This is also a man-portable system and can achieve Mach 4 at burnout according to some information I just came across.
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