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Rocket Powered X-Wing Model

March 12th 2008 15:01

Yes, this is a real X-Wing powered by four solid-fuel rocket engines complete with radio-controlled moving wings. It blasted off in California and you can see the video of how it went at the end of this post.

XWing model from Star Wars which flies. Complete with R2 D2

The X-Wing model is huge. At 21 feet long and with a wingspan of over 19 feet it is, in fact, big enough to fly a kid in. However, knowing that it will be powered by solid-fuel rockets, they wouldn't put a kid, dog, monkey or Gizmodo editor inside, even if it uses three full parachutes to land.

Construction of the X Wing starship model from Balsa wood

After drawing the plans using CAD software, Andy's team and his friends at Polecat Aerospace (with the help of RMS Laser and Aerotech Consumer Aerospace) used laser cutting to make the pieces out of Baltic Birch wood. They also used solid aluminium for some parts, like the rods which are the pivot point for the wings.

Pictures of the X-Wing star ship flying model being constructed from Balsa Wood

Model X-Wing with R2D2 from Star Wars complete with team picture

See the X-Wing model take off below!

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Star Trek Motivational Posters

December 19th 2007 11:14

Star Trek fake inspirational posters - Expendability - Kirk, Spock, McCoy and Ensign Ricky are beaming down to the planet. Guess who's not coming back.

Star Trek fake motivational posters - Yes it's perfectly reasonable that Kirk had the know-how to make the gunpowder and put together the bazooka to defeat the Gorn. That's why he's the goddam Captain!

Funny fake original Star Trek motivational posters - True Love - Don't worry, they'll come up with a way to dispose of her before the end of the episode. Captain Kirk with random woman

Funny fake original Star Trek inspirational posters - Sexual Tension - What you can't see it. Between Captain Kirk and Spock.

*These images used with permission from Damn Funny Pictures.

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Plane Crash Survivor

October 3rd 2007 10:32

As The Age reports, it was like a scene out of a movie. A small cargo plane, flying over a busy highway, began losing steam and doing cartwheels in the sky over Florida.

Then it struck a warehouse, clipping its right wing, and crashed into a grassy swale on the side of the road — just metres from oncoming traffic.

The pilot of the fixed-wing twin-engine Beech 18, Robert Robertson, survived, with only minor injuries. The only person on board, Mr Robertson broke his left leg, left arm and nose and has a gash on his forehead.

"It was his lucky day," said witness Stewart McLeod. "The entire front of the plane was gone, and he was left sitting in his seat with his seatbelt on."

The 43-year-old plane's cockpit was destroyed in the crash. Fire rescue crews were amazed to find Mr Robertson alive, said sheriff's office spokesman Mike Jachles. "There was no cockpit when they arrived on scene," he said. "He was breathing and conscious. He told the medics the engine cut out on take-off."

Lucky pilot still in the cockpit with the wreckage all around him.

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Helicopter Camouflage

July 16th 2007 02:29

Awesome Paint Job

Check out what some of our boys overseas did to their helicopter.

This very special Mi-24 helicopter is presently flying in Iraq ,
where it is no doubt causing quite a stir.

Eagle painted Mi-24 helicopter in the air in Iraq

Update. Turns out this helicopter isn't in Iraq after all!
The type of helicopter shown in these images is a MI-24 HIND. The unusually-decorated version pictured here belonged to the Hungarian Air Force and was evidently painted with the eagle design by one of its crew members. The craft was not used in military operations and carried no armaments; it was strictly a display vehicle exhibited at air shows and the like. It is believed this helicopter has since been decommissioned and no longer exists.

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Kites

December 8th 2006 02:42

The kites of history can be traced back thousands of years to when kites first originated in China and were used for military purposes. Gradually, kites became a popular form of recreation as well as art.

Today, in addition to kites that are mainly flown for recreation, art or practical use, there are power kites or traction kites. These are steerable kites designed to generate substantial excess lift and a pull that can be applied in related activities such as kite surfing, kite landboarding or kite buggying.

Kites can be designed with many different shapes, forms, and sizes. They can take the form of flat geometric designs, box kites and other three-dimensional forms, or modern sparless inflatable designs. Chinese kite designs often emulate flying insects, birds, and other beasts, both real and mythical.

The pictures below show decorative kites of all shapes and sizes from a kite festival. See more photos here.

*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Kite.

**These images used with permission from Damn Funny Pictures.

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Want People to Find You on Google Earth?

November 29th 2006 03:58

This pizza shop owner was so desperate for people to find his shop on Google Earth that he made his own marker to make sure it shows up.
The photos below depict the construction and final result. Very impressive!

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Airplane Accidents

July 17th 2006 03:32

Below are various airplane accidents and mishaps from around the world. You have to hope that nobody was seriously hurt! More pictures here.
The damage in the first picture is believed to be caused by a propeller from a second plane and occurred at an airfield in Australia, apparently when no one else was around. The story goes that someone tried to "kick start" their plane by turning the propeller by hand. The plane started and then took off out of control. Another theory was that the owner of this plane's wife found out he was cheating on her and took to his plane with a chainsaw. These theories were both tested on a recent episode of Myth Busters on SBS and were shown to be plausible, although the chain saw theory was least likely as the cuts were too clean. The official damage report from the airfield read "prop damage".

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Hot Air Balloons

June 13th 2006 02:05

Below are pictures from a "hot air balloon show", there are many interesting and imaginative designs. More photos from the show here.

Mixture of Designs Including Ice Cream (from ezprezzo.com)

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April 8th 2006 06:27

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