Sunday, February 17, 2008

Darth Vader Hot Air Balloon


The Newsarama Blog links to the Slash Films article on the Darth Vader Hot Air Balloon (fully authorized by Lucasfilm).

The Hot Air Balloon’s technical details:

  • 26 meters ( 86 feet) high, basket included
  • 21 meters ( 69 feet) wide
  • 24 meters ( 78 feet) depth
  • Estimated hot air volume 3.000 m³ ( 106,000 cubic feet)
  • Estimated weight 290 kilos ( 640 lb)

3 comments:

Jan said...

Chocolate, Beer, Belgian Fries , Cartoons , International Cartoon Festival Knokke-Heist...
and now a Star Wars balloon... and a
Star Wars Exhibition in Brussels
You should visit Belgium!

Jennifer Darlington said...

THis is very cool passing it on to my brother and nephew!

Are you feeling better?

Jennifer

Mike Lynch said...

Jan, who can argue that Belgium is the place to be?! Thanks for all those hyperlinks.

Jennifer, thanks for writing. I feel better now.