Ready, Red Leader? ‘Star Wars’ X-wing quadcopter takes flight

by Christy

We saw the prototype in action a few weeks ago, and now French creator Olivier C has put the finishing touches on his “Star Wars” X-wing RC quadcopter.

Olivier released a video to his YouTube channelon Monday showing the Rebel starfighter in action as it flies through the skies of southern France. Like his snowspeeder, Star Destroyer, TIE Interceptor and Millennium Falcon builds, the X-wing build is intricately detailed and looks like it would fit right in with the rest of the starships in the “Star Wars” universe.

via C Net

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Ready, Red Leader? ‘Star Wars’ X-wing quadcopter takes flight

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