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		IntronExon on Feb 9, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Home-made drones now threaten conventional armed f... In the former case, granted. In the latter, you could also use powdered magnets, some form of self-adhering powder, etc. the basic idea of attacking rotors should be hard to defend against.

bsder on Feb 9, 2018 [–]

Pulsejets don't need rotors.

https://hackaday.com/2011/09/05/engine-hacks-a-pulse-jet-uav...

IntronExon on Feb 9, 2018 | [–]

True, yet they do have intakes, and would be even easier to foul than rotors.

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