umm..........I'd like to see a pic of the "Surface to air missile launcher"

Somehow I think it was either a prop, a de-milled anti-tank tube, or some other device, as shoulder fired SAM launchers are all in the 5 1/2-6 foot range.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...tory?track=rss

found a pic.

It's not a SAM, it's an empty tube for a TOW anti-tank missile.