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Giant RC Snowspeeder Project : Lawn Ornaments Beware

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I was walking around Home Depot, when I came across a giant inflatable ATAT lawn decoration. The only logical next step was to build a big snow speeder to knock it down... I had done a micro build a few years back that flew pretty well, so I just scaled things up 3.3x. The build is very similar to the AWing and TIE. 9mm EPP, with two motors and elevons. I wanted to keep it very light, so that I could fly it indoors. Wing loading is well under 6oz/ft^2 so it putts around at a crawl if you want. I added an extra servo to make the harpoon move with rudder input. There is a more detailed build thread on RCgroups : https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...

As with all my builds, this is strictly for fun. I do not intend to sell any sort of kit based on this project, although I will be glad to answer questions about the build, and help anyone who is interested create their own. Do not upload my content as your own, and please provide proper attribution if you are sharing it.

Special thanks my dad, and my buddy Dan (http://bit.ly/2zXMHXH) for helping with the filming. I included some bonus footage at the end of us trying to get the shots :)

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