Life sized flying TARDIS maiden journey
  • 5 years ago
Many thanks to the aerial photography experts at www.flyonix.com for this excellent video - A life-sized replica of Dr Who's iconic time travelling accessory took to the skies 100ft above Hatherleigh this week. Three men from Hatherleigh embarked on an ambitious project to build the iconic blue police box, otherwise known as the Tardis. In an exciting twist to the plot, Ben Whiting, 32, Rupert Brandon-King, 31, and Ben Bailey, 25, engineered their Tardis to fly. Together the trio form Flyonix, a company which creates remote aerial cinematography for the film and television industry. However, the team built the contraption to coincide with Sci-fi television favourite's Dr Who's 50th anniversary. Mr Whiting said the duration of the Tardis's maiden flight was a few minutes. He said: "It was a pretty surreal sight and very pleasing to see her actually take to the skies. "Ben Bailey was the most excited. It was like all his