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The life size X-Wing fighter (made out of birch wood) - Tech Digest
It's just a glorified rocket. Four rocket engines, in fact, stuck to the wings of the thing so it'll actually fly. An aluminium core gives it a bit of strength, enough to support a series of internal motors, designed to unfold the wings of the 21-foot long craft during its flight, for that realistic, about-to-tackle-the-Death Star look...
Gary Cutlack