Lego Airbus A380 controlled via touchscreen display

This cross section model of an Airbus A380 that is constructed completely out of Lego bricks depicts movie scenes that involve airplanes, but even more amazing is the fact that it is connected to a computer program which will be able to manipulate all eight Mindstorm NXT engines and half a dozen hitechnic servos on the Lego model via a touchscreen display, where it is able to retract the gear, open cargo doors, move the flaps, raise the air brakes, activate the landing lights, move the tail fin and throttle the engines amongst others. Of course, Snakes on a Plane gets the honorable mention here as the outstanding movie scene out of the lot. The wonders of Lego and its Mindstorm NXT line in the right hands…

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