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Rocket-Powered 21-Foot Long X-Wing Actually Flies

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the fly-me-to-the-moon dept.

An anonymous reader writes to tell us that some crazy California enthusiasts have built a 21-foot long model of an X-Wing. While this might be impressive in its own right, this model actually flies. Powered by four solid-fuel rocket engines the group has high hopes for their launch next week. Let's hope the built-in R2 unit makes it out ok.

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  1. Re:I am going to take a guess by waif69 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Freakin' Liberal!

  2. The more interesting question... by LanceUppercut · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Since these guys are trying to do it in the USA, they will definitely get arrested for this. The only question here is whether they'll get arrested after the flight or before the flight. There's no doubt that if they tried to pull something like that anywhere in the USA outside California, they'd be in Gitmo already. In California though they still have a chance to see the ignition. Let's hope they last as long.