It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Actually an R2-D2-Painted Plane
As if we could handle any more Star Wars madness today, we just caught wind of this: Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has partnered with The Walt Disney Company to design a 787 aircraft designed in the style of the series’ iconic droid, R2-D2. The high-flying promotion was unveiled today at the Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, CA.
The R2 Dreamliner will hit the skies for international flights beginning this fall.
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As the press release points out, this marks, “The First and Only Passenger Aircraft to Feature a Star Wars Character.” Apparently that Jar Jar Binks Boeing 737 never made it past the planning stages.
You can get more info about the R2 plane here.
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