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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. Strap enough propellant on! by codepunk · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Hey if you strap enough propellant on a pig it will fly. Nice work but the word "flies" is a real stretch
    of the imagination.

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