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The X-Wing Fighter Project

A small team of aerospace engineers called Polecat Aerospace have constructed a 21 foot-long X-Wing model which they plan to take for its maiden voyage on October 10th. The model is made of Baltic Birch wood with aluminum rods used as reinforcement so the entire thing doesn't shatter when the four /solid fuel rockets/ mounted into the "Engines" of the craft fire.

CAD designed and professionally laser cut the whole thing has been built with two things in mind: Flight and Coolness. And I'm totally down with both of those. The fact that its going to fly in itself is cool. The entire craft is radio controlled, the S-Foils open (via a RC helicopter motor), and its big enough to fit a kid in. Hell, its even got its own R2-D2 plugged in on top (with swiveling dome and sounds!).

Sure a Y-Wing or A-Wing might have a better flight profile for lift but they thought the X-Wing ("The ship that blew up the Death Star" as Rogue Squadron puts it) was far more iconic a craft. Imagine seeing this thing zooming overhead at who knows how many mph? Provided the rockets don't just explode on ignition or anything, that is. One last little tidbit, it isn't made to land on its own. At whatever point the fuel burns itself out 3 human class parachutes will deploy at the press of a button on the radio console and (hopefully) float it back down.

For a picture gallery and a more information on its construction/composition hit up the link at the top of this post.
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