Come Sept. 4, which also happens to be “Force Friday,” Star Wars fans will have the opportunity to man the controls of their own Millennium Falcon.
Granted, this Millennium Falcon fits in your hand and is controlled by joysticks, but it flies. And it’s a Millennium Falcon.
As Disney gears up for the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which hits theaters in December, the company unveiled a Millennium Falcon drone during Fan Expo Canada in Toronto. Oh yeah, they’ll also be releasing an X-Wing starfighter, though it isn’t a drone. (It uses props that push it forward.)
Disney, perhaps, is taking its cue from some clever DIY drone pilots out there. As you’ll recall, RCGroups.com extraordinaire Olivier C. wowed Star Wars fandom when he converted his custom-built drones into air-worthy replicas of both the Millennium Falcon and a TIE Interceptor. And we can all start working on our ...
