Fly Wing’s folding X‑Wing Fighter promises cockpit-style FPV and VTOL

Fly Wing showed off the X‑Wing Fighter at CES earlier this week, pitching a hybrid that blends vertical takeoff and landing with a cockpit-style first-person view for FPV pilots. The craft folds for transport, uses foam construction for lightweight durability, and is designed to mate with goggles and head-tracking to make the pilot feel like they’re sitting in a cockpit. “Coming to Kickstarter in March 2026 … Fly Wing’s X‑Wing Fighter … a folding foam drone that can take off and land vertically.”

The company says a full kit will be offered on Kickstarter in March 2026 and has cited an estimated full-kit price along with a claimed flight time of up to 60 minutes in its current configuration. Those headline numbers matter to racers and weekend flyers for different reasons: endurance-oriented pilots will salivate at a 60-minute ceiling, while racers will want to know how that weight and gear will affect maneuverability and responsiveness on the gate.

For the FPV community, the X‑Wing points at a growing split between pure racing machines and platform experiments that prioritize accessibility, portability, and long loiter times. Folding foam and VTOL capability mean you can hand-carry something that launches vertically at a field or event without needing a big runway or a push-off. Hooking the airframe to head-tracking and goggles aims to lower the barrier to cockpit immersion for people who want that cinematic feel rather than tight, needle-sharp quad performance.

Practical questions remain and those are the ones to dig into on Kickstarter: what’s the actual all-up weight once the battery and gimbal are installed, how easy is battery swapping in the field, and what are the real-world latency and video quality when using the head-tracking system under race- or event-like conditions? A 60-minute claim is eye-catching, but check whether that figure assumes light payload, slow cruise settings, or a battery pack that makes the craft impractical for a quick pit stop between heats.

If you’re thinking about this for club use or local races, pay attention to class and regulatory implications too. VTOL transitions and foam airframes can change handling and weight classes; verify flight logs, firmware limits, and replacement-part availability before committing money. Folding design helps with transport to events, but check hinge durability and motor protection for the kind of crashes FPV pilots know well.

The takeaway? The X‑Wing Fighter isn’t positioned as a gate-to-gate racer so much as a portable, immersive flying platform that could sit between toy-grade VTOLs and full-on FPV race builds. Our two cents? If you like long flights, easier launches, and cockpit immersion, mark March on your calendar and come to the Kickstarter with questions about weight, latency, and serviceability — those answers will tell you whether it’s a keeper or just a cool concept.