Head along to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia to check out this incredible piece of tech and Star Wars lore. The Boeing CAV drone mounted with an X-Wing body shell that was used at the opening of Galaxy’s Edge.
A new cargo drone has joined our collection — with a Star Wars twist. This Boeing CV2 Cargo Air Vehicle (CAV) was mounted with an X-wing “body shell” and flown over Walt Disney World Resort for the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. It is now on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia.
X-Wing; Boeing CV2 Cargo Air Vehicle (CAV) (A20240204000) on display n the Boeing Aviation Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. May 3, 2024. (Smithsonian photo by Mark Avino). [20240503.MA.019] [NASM2024-03611]
This artifact is a gift of Boeing and Walt Disney Imagineering R&D.
A Star Wars comic and novel collector - Brian has an eclectic collection of Star Wars literature from around the world all crammed into his library in the Highlands of Scotland. He has written for a number of Star Wars websites over the past twenty-five years, is the webmaster of Fantha Tracks, editor of Fantha Tracks TV and co-host of Good Morning Tatooine / Good Morning Coruscant every Sunday at 9.00pm GMT.
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Head along to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia to check out this incredible piece of tech and Star Wars lore. The Boeing CAV drone mounted with an X-Wing body shell that was used at the opening of Galaxy’s Edge.
A new cargo drone has joined our collection — with a Star Wars twist. This Boeing CV2 Cargo Air Vehicle (CAV) was mounted with an X-wing “body shell” and flown over Walt Disney World Resort for the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. It is now on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia.
X-Wing; Boeing CV2 Cargo Air Vehicle (CAV) (A20240204000) on display n the Boeing Aviation Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. May 3, 2024. (Smithsonian photo by Mark Avino). [20240503.MA.019] [NASM2024-03611]
This artifact is a gift of Boeing and Walt Disney Imagineering R&D.
A Star Wars comic and novel collector - Brian has an eclectic collection of Star Wars literature from around the world all crammed into his library in the Highlands of Scotland. He has written for a number of Star Wars websites over the past twenty-five years, is the webmaster of Fantha Tracks, editor of Fantha Tracks TV and co-host of Good Morning Tatooine / Good Morning Coruscant every Sunday at 9.00pm GMT.
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