Originally Posted by
UAL T38 Phlyer
^^ +1.
True missile-guidance systems are NOT easy to make. Radio-control model? Sure...but not realistic for the speed of a weapon, or the target.....not to mention radio-range.
If you knew the difficulties of getting a modern missile to track, guide, and hit a target, you'd know this is preposterous.
Can MANPADS be smuggled in? Obviously. But they are limited in envelope, and they leave distinct evidence in the wreckage, yes, even if it crashes in water.
Jet fuel for propulsion? How big is the engine? Liquid fueled rocket? Requires an oxidizer.
For someone without the technical background, your theory can sound reasonable. But the science isn't there.
And as I understand it, it's a hell of a lot harder to actually hit a plane with a missile, rather than get close and detonate with a proximity fuse and spray shrapnel. KE weapons are just starting to become feasible and in actual use.