Only downside is you're limited to 4g, but that's not the end of the world.
Low update rate, but workaround-able with a IMU. A simple micro, accelerometer, gyro, and you're in business. Pulse jets can get stupid cheap -- there's not much more to them than sheet metal.
Frame is easy enough to fabricate -- Fusion360 will even simulate your aerodynamics for you.
This thing could be built for waaaay less than $5k; Probably buildable for < $1500, depending on what kind of explosives you load into it -- I have no idea how much those are. It's also well within the range of a hobbyist. Any sort of organized group should have no problem, assuming they can round up an electrical engineer and a machinist.
His objectives state he is looking to build what is basically a custom jet with a 100mi range and 22lb payload. This significantly out performs the custom RC model turbine jets I found online, and their total weight fueled was like 50lb.
https://www.u-blox.com/sites/default/files/MAX-8_DataSheet_%...
Only downside is you're limited to 4g, but that's not the end of the world.
Low update rate, but workaround-able with a IMU. A simple micro, accelerometer, gyro, and you're in business. Pulse jets can get stupid cheap -- there's not much more to them than sheet metal.
Frame is easy enough to fabricate -- Fusion360 will even simulate your aerodynamics for you.
This thing could be built for waaaay less than $5k; Probably buildable for < $1500, depending on what kind of explosives you load into it -- I have no idea how much those are. It's also well within the range of a hobbyist. Any sort of organized group should have no problem, assuming they can round up an electrical engineer and a machinist.