Rockets

[Yai]

Some people like to build rockets as a hobby and test them, but is it legal to test them and launch them even in your back garden ? What if one accidently hit a plane ?

[treaclefight]

you are going to be civlly and criminally liable for any reasonably forseeable damage that occurs and quite likely to be invaded by america

[drochit]

It is not illegal per se to test or launch a rocket from your back garden, but in all countries these practices are well regulated. The governing regulations depend on the size and power of the rocket. To give you a flavour of the regs you can click on the following link for a summary of US FAA home rocket regs. http://www.seanet.com/~ssstolt/regs/faaregs.htm .In answer your second question, if you were responsible for a rocket hitting a plane (accidently or not) you would be deeply in the mire.