X-Wing Ready To Fly

The article says it will "launch next week, on October 10." I wonder how they came up with the headline, "Rocket-Powered 21-Foot-Long X-Wing Model Actually Flies?"

I'd like to see a video of the flight too, if and when it happens.

In the meantime, I'm gonna start building one.

Here's some more detail from the folks who built it.

Wow! Thanks Chris.

I think these people qualify as that rarest of personalties, the 'True Nutter'

I'm a little disappointed to see that it's made of wood.

I once built and flew a Santa Clause on rocket power, so this X-Wing should do just fine. You put enough power to it and you can fly just about anything...

Thanks Chris Cool

Aghm... NEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

Maiden flight was last Saturday, apparently it exploded as though Darth himself had been there. Any news anyone?

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/star-wars/video-the-rocket+powered-x+wings-flightand-death-308288.php

here is some cool vid

looks like it's back to the drawing board, was that a cg problem with engine failure?

I didn't have sound to listen.

hmm stability was not good on the 'outriggers' lol

Oh vell. We can't be making za omlets vizowt za breaking of za eggz! IGOR! Back to za drawink board!

That was a really creative way to destroy a whole bunch of hard and elaborate work! I can now see people of means displaying there disregard for money by hooking all sorts of things (furniture, paintings, expensive automobiles, etc.) up to rocket motors and burning them in mid-air!

"Cool! There goes van Gogh!!!"

you'd be surprised at what will fly under rocket power, my favorite party trick is flying beer cans

Rocketry, the hobby for people with money to burn