On Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 10:05:24PM -0500, Declan McCullagh wrote: > > I'm still > predicting radio-controlled helicopters (or RC planes, which could carry > a far greater load). > > Or perhaps we'll see someone take a GPS-controlled small plane, which > can carry 1,000 lbs, and turn it into a flying bomb or delivery system > for something quite noxious. These planes can be rented by the hour at > hundreds of small to medium sized airports around the U.S. Though I > don't know if the autopilot is configurable enough to let an attacker > program it to head to a certain altitude at a certain location and > then bail out via parachute.
Both of these ideas get used in Martin Caidin's book "Deathmate"... (If you're old enough, you might remember the "Six Million Dollar Man" TV series. Caidin was the author of the book that was used for that series.) It's a bit old, but Deathmate is quite violent and somewhat topical. It's sure to please some folks on this list. -Bill
