A Star Wars Speeder Bike Quadcopter Looks Perfect Racing Through Forests

Inspired by that howling scene in Return of the Jedi where Luke and Leia race through the trees of Endor using speeder bike , there ’s a little group of enthusiasts who do the same thing using camera - equipped outside control pilotless aircraft . LikeAdam Woodworthwho decided to take his hobby one step further by build a quadcopter that looks exactly like astormtrooper riding a speed demon bike .

The results are surprisingly realistic , especially dedicate Adam hack apart an old Hasbro speed demon bike toy to build his fell trade . It take some enceinte alteration to tot up carbon paper fiber supports for the propeller motors and to make elbow room for the batteries , wiring , and electronics take so it could be aviate remotely . And if that was n’t enough , Adam even choke so far as to shroud a bantam television camera in the stormtrooper ’s helmet providing someawesome first - person footagewhile this matter is in escape .

If you ’re register this , Disney , this is on the nose the variety of toys we ’re expecting to be turn alongside a Star Wars moving picture hitting theaters in 2015 . You have the technology to make it happen , and we have the money to grease one’s palms them up by the truckload . [ Make ]