No, this isn't the Skywalker family's latest Landspeeder. George Lucas isn't making a seventh Star Wars film, thank God. It's a specialized drone, made in Israel, that's meant to serve as a flying, hovering robotic ambulance and cargo-hauler.
I had my doubts about the drone, when some extremely cheesy concept art for the thing surfaced in 2008. But the AirMule does appear to moving ahead. The aircraft recently had its first hovering test, and appeared to stay stable, about two feet off of the ground. For the next test: No guidewires. Or lightsabers.
[Photo: Urban Aeronautics]
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