21 foot X-Wing that flies... VIDEO ADDED

Krisidious · 26 Jan 2008, 20:15

oh yeah... the force is strong with this one...

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/star-wars/ro ... 305976.php

and she flies off to Hoth or some other lesser known civilization in distress...

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/boom/x+wing- ... 307945.php

Krisidious

SchreiberBike · 26 Jan 2008, 20:17

I'll believe it when it really flies.

SchreiberBike

CraigD · 26 Jan 2008, 20:18

You can make just about anything fly....once. Wink

CraigD

CraigD

Rodentpete · 26 Jan 2008, 20:18

CraigD wrote:
You can make just about anything fly....once. Wink

CraigD

True - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN3JjUUdjWU(flying](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN3JjUUdjWU(flying) Robin Reliant) E Surprised

Rodentpete

Bill Wilson · 26 Jan 2008, 20:19

Come on the 10th! I'm curious. Will it or won't it? It'll fly all right but will it come back to earth in flames? They would need to launch it at sea or on a very large lake well away from land to be on the safe side.
May the force be with them!
Cheers and beers,
Bill.

Bill Wilson

Krisidious · 26 Jan 2008, 20:20

they're going to use 3 man qualified chutes for recovery... the X Foils are supposed to change position in flight.

Krisidious

boofredlay · 26 Jan 2008, 20:21

Rodentpete wrote:
True - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN3JjUUdjWU(flying](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN3JjUUdjWU(flying) Robin Reliant) E Surprised

Thanks for that. It was quite entertaining.

Krisidious · 26 Jan 2008, 20:22

bump

Krisidious

SchreiberBike · 26 Jan 2008, 20:22

Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing.

Since no one was on board, I guess that was a good landing. The flight sure looked good for about two seconds.

SchreiberBike

Jackson · 26 Jan 2008, 20:23

Hmmmmm, it seems good will and enthusiasm are not a substitute for a mechanical engineer and the laws of aerodynamics. I hope it was R2 on that parachute!

Jackson

Krisidious · 26 Jan 2008, 20:24

oh Jackson that cracked me up...

Krisidious