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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 ClioCJS · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why do parents have to support their kids? Kids have been demonstrated to be able to have their own jobs! Why do I have to pay taxes for a road? I walk. Why should I pay for schools for other people's children (I was educated in.. um... I dunno... let's say, Canada)?

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  2. Re:I am going to take a guess by Khyber · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "How about the homeless build their own damn house?"

    Well, the government would say no. Building code would likely say no as well. Also, how do the homeless pay property taxes?

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    Still waiting on Serviscope_minor to wake up to fucking reality and realize that Jessica Price isn't going to fuck him.