lukeiamyourdad Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/star-wars/rocket+powered-21+foot-long-x+wing-model-actually-flies-305976.php Now that is awesome. Too bad you can't sit in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swphreak Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Totally want to see the video of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lion54 Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Thats pretty cool, but unless I'm missing something, that thing is going to shot up in the air and drop like a brick. Maybe thats all they want it to do. EDIT: DOH! Theres more article after the pictures. heh I get it now. Sounds like they're just going for the takeoff. I can't wait to see that video. I wonder if NASA will get a bunch of UFO sightings when they launch it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamqd Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 How cool is that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Seriously cool. If I had room for another hobby in my life, this might be the one I'd pick. I'll be looking forward to the video, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Hoon Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Too much money, too much time.... Kewl stuff:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Char Ell Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Whoa. These people are super geeks and they rock!!! I sure hope the flight goes well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeDoe 2.0 Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 I want Slave 1 instead! but still cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igyman Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 That thing is looks so cool, but it's so gonna crash. And after all that hard work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Obi-Wan Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 That's totally wicked. Gotta see that video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Sun Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Totally want to see the video of that. Ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoiuyWired Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 What would be next though? A Tie Firework? a 1:1 Deathstar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoffe Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Now that is awesome. Too bad you can't sit in it Probably a good thing, or someone might decide to take it for a manned test flight. You have to be a pretty big star wars fanatic to build something like that. What would be next though? A Tie Firework? a 1:1 Deathstar? My bet is on a life sized Dyson Sphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev7 Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 lol, I also can't wait to see the vid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Dravis Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 My bet is on a life sized Dyson Sphere.I don't think that would be the next project done, but maybe eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoiuyWired Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 I don't think that would be the next project done, but maybe eventually. I would be happy if its a Disc World / ringworld. Plus, we all know that Dyson sphere design is flawed when it comes to energy descipation, though a "beehive" system maybe feasable. OMG I am such a ggk, then again this is a starwars forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev7 Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Anyone who is part of a Star Wars forum is generally a called a"geek". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Sun Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 I beg to differ, I am "uber-geek" and all lesser geeks shall bow to me and call me "Master" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev7 Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 ...but isn't a geek is a geek, all are the same?? One is more devout than the other?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lion54 Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 My bet is on a live size Dyson Sphere. Persons with vertigo need not apply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Totally want to see the video of that. Ask and you shall receive. Heh. Balsa wood. May as well have used Popsicle sticks and Elmer's glue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lion54 Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 OMG! That is the Awesomest.Video.Ever. I thinks it even better that it didn't work. heh Bob like BOOM! Big bada BOOM! multipass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Sun Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Ask and you shall receive. Heh. Balsa wood. May as well have used Popsicle sticks and Elmer's glue. lolz the comment underneath it is amazing... It does pwn that it blew up so spectacularly rather than drift back on sissy parachutes, that's not what true X-Wings do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeiamyourdad Posted October 8, 2007 Author Share Posted October 8, 2007 lolz the comment underneath it is amazing... It does pwn that it blew up so spectacularly rather than drift back on sissy parachutes, that's not what true X-Wings do! LOL! Yeah, that was certainly better then a safe landing. At any rate, I don't think they had aerodynamics or air resistance in mind when first designing the X-Wing for Star Wars. That's why it'll never fly properly. Except in space. I think an A-Wing would have been a better choice. People pointed out rockets being out-of-sync, which could be a very good reason for it being torn apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Sun Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 It does look like one side is going up faster than the other though...Still cool nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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