Inspiration
Not everyone has discovered the interesting and varied world of Japanese animation (anime). It houses some animated works that rival any Walt Disney or Pixar classic in their depth of story, beauty, characters and message about the world we live in. And for many, Hayao Miyazaki, founder of Studio Ghibli is their favorite. He is a creator of World favorites like My Neighbor Totoro (To Nari No Totoro), and Nausicaä of the Valley of the wind. Porco Russo, and Wing of Honneamise are but a few.
His films inspire us to think about other ways the world could be and thereby about a world we could find ourselves in, or a world to aspire to. One thing that is present in all his movies in some way, is a wonderment of flight. They nearly always involve some delightfully plausibly impossible form of Flight, be it the witch Kiki from Kiki's Delivery Service to the Giant Floating insects floating through the fungal amazon-like jungle overtaking a ruined world in Nausicaä, or a floating Castle in Castle in the Sky! All of them have inspired me to remember look up and strive to make the implausible possible. That's what I intend to do here.
If the journey of FliteTest has done nothing else, it had shown me that it is possible to make nearly ANYTHING fly... just keep at it, with the right balance and enough thrust, it can fly.
The Gauntlet Has Been Thrown
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**Today, I am Challenging myself to design and build as many DTFB FlightTest Miyazaki based/inspired Craft as I reasonably can in 1 year.**![Eek! :eek: :eek:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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I challenge you to design and build 1 - JUST ONE over this Next Year
Who else is interested?
Jeremy from FliteTest has started,
This ornithopter enthusiast (Kazuhiko Kakuta) found tons of inspiration too
I'm taking a stab with my FTFC19/20 Savoia Marchetti S.55X, a real life watercraft featured briefly in Porco Russo, right now, as part of both the FTFC19
The Mehve is just so inspirational that these folks built a full scale one!
-->This is Where I need your help! <--
I need to stay inspired! I work best tackling a challenge with or along side someone (stupid Challenges @rockyboy
)
I throw down a gauntlet to challenge any Forum members who wish to try and make a one of Miyazaki's inspirational ideas take flight for real. You are already in good company,
If you want to Join me on this journey with your design, Here's How:
My goal is to design and successfully build more planes, myself, than all you challengers do - combined!*
Make this Challenge Overwhelming for me!
Right Now I have 1 nearly finished, (the S.55x) and I have 1 design in the can... where are you?
*To be counted as done, you need proof of Flight. (video)
Not everyone has discovered the interesting and varied world of Japanese animation (anime). It houses some animated works that rival any Walt Disney or Pixar classic in their depth of story, beauty, characters and message about the world we live in. And for many, Hayao Miyazaki, founder of Studio Ghibli is their favorite. He is a creator of World favorites like My Neighbor Totoro (To Nari No Totoro), and Nausicaä of the Valley of the wind. Porco Russo, and Wing of Honneamise are but a few.
His films inspire us to think about other ways the world could be and thereby about a world we could find ourselves in, or a world to aspire to. One thing that is present in all his movies in some way, is a wonderment of flight. They nearly always involve some delightfully plausibly impossible form of Flight, be it the witch Kiki from Kiki's Delivery Service to the Giant Floating insects floating through the fungal amazon-like jungle overtaking a ruined world in Nausicaä, or a floating Castle in Castle in the Sky! All of them have inspired me to remember look up and strive to make the implausible possible. That's what I intend to do here.
If the journey of FliteTest has done nothing else, it had shown me that it is possible to make nearly ANYTHING fly... just keep at it, with the right balance and enough thrust, it can fly.
The Gauntlet Has Been Thrown
I challenge you to design and build 1 - JUST ONE over this Next Year
Who else is interested?
Jeremy from FliteTest has started,
This ornithopter enthusiast (Kazuhiko Kakuta) found tons of inspiration too
I'm taking a stab with my FTFC19/20 Savoia Marchetti S.55X, a real life watercraft featured briefly in Porco Russo, right now, as part of both the FTFC19
![267232_05a325b7e57355beb0067e847eed0671_thumb.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2019%2F12%2F267232_05a325b7e57355beb0067e847eed0671_thumb.jpg&hash=91a3133fb2bcd56c5daae6f4351f23de)
The Mehve is just so inspirational that these folks built a full scale one!
-->This is Where I need your help! <--
I need to stay inspired! I work best tackling a challenge with or along side someone (stupid Challenges @rockyboy
I throw down a gauntlet to challenge any Forum members who wish to try and make a one of Miyazaki's inspirational ideas take flight for real. You are already in good company,
If you want to Join me on this journey with your design, Here's How:
Tell me you are entering
Craft Name and or Picture
Inspiring Myazaki film name
Link to the build Thread, name format -> FDM-HMC - Craftname designed by NAME
My goal is to design and successfully build more planes, myself, than all you challengers do - combined!*
Make this Challenge Overwhelming for me!
Right Now I have 1 nearly finished, (the S.55x) and I have 1 design in the can... where are you?
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