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[broken-exorcist.livejournal.com]

Please forgive this purely frivolous question, but can anyone tell me about your modern flying machines?  I'd be very interested in any information that could be supplied.  They sound fascinating.  Thank you!

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Re: [anonymous]

[broken-exorcist.livejournal.com]

I think so! Someone told me they were invented around the 1930's. It's amazing isn't it?

Re: [anonymous]

[notachick.livejournal.com]

I have to admit, it's actually a little disconcerting. Although, it must be a very unique experience to soar the skies like a bird.

Re: [anonymous]

[broken-exorcist.livejournal.com]

I think it would be a little strange to see, but it must be very exciting! As long as you're not afraid of heights.

Re: [anonymous]

[notachick.livejournal.com]

Ha ha ha, yes, so long as you're not afraid of heights. I don't believe I am, but I've never been higher than the roofs!

I can't imagine what these flying things would look like. Do you think they'd resemble birds with flapping wings?

Re: [anonymous]

[broken-exorcist.livejournal.com]

Haha, me too. I've been up pretty high, but never really flying. They'd probably have to be bigger. It sounds like they can carry a lot of people at one time!

Re: [anonymous]

[notachick.livejournal.com]

I can't imagine being separated from the ground... Although, it would make trips to and from Edo much faster, I suppose.

Oh, they can carry many people at once? That would be nice! Like a party boat in the sky~

Re: [anonymous]

[broken-exorcist.livejournal.com]

Yes, it would! Ah, are you from Edo then? I had some friends heading that way. At least, in my time they were. Do you recall the year it was before you came here?

Re: [anonymous]

[notachick.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, it seems I've gone and made the anonymity of my post rather useless. I'm originally from Edo, but I moved to the Capital. By the Western calendar, I believe it was 1862 1864 when I was brought here.

Re: [anonymous]

[broken-exorcist.livejournal.com]

Oh, I see. I suppose I wouldn't have been born quite yet. And here I thought I was the most old-fashioned one here. It was 1899 when I was brought here.

Re: [anonymous]

[killing-suzie.livejournal.com]

[Sketch of a Harrier Jet (http://www.smallartworks.ca/ArtPage/Harrier.JPG)]

[Sketch of a spaceship (http://interactive.usc.edu/members/jchen/spaceshipdesign1.jpg)]


[ooc: neither of those drawn by me! Jack's drawings aren't quite as good, but they're passable.]

Re: [anonymous]

[broken-exorcist.livejournal.com]

Oh! They do kind of look like birds! Are they made of metal? Isn't it difficult for it to fly if it's so heavy?

Re: [anonymous]

[killing-suzie.livejournal.com]

Planes are heavy. They don't float on their own. But you use the same physics that allow birds to glide; that's why planes have wings. So you just exert a downward force with how the air moves across the wing, and in exchange you get an upward thrust, so you fly.

Re: [anonymous]

[broken-exorcist.livejournal.com]

Haha, I'm not sure exactly how all of that works, but it sounds very impressive!

Re: [anonymous]

[notachick.livejournal.com]

What They loo

I hope you don't mind me asking a few questions, but you seem very knowledgeable on the subject. What are they made of? What are those pointy bits on the...wings? I think those are wings, yes? How does the second one fly? Its wings look so very small in comparison to the rest of the body.

Re: [anonymous]

[killing-suzie.livejournal.com]

They're made of various metals, alloys, and plastics. The first has wings. The second... it's kind of complicated. If something's made to fly where there's no air, it doesn't need wings.

Re: [anonymous]

[notachick.livejournal.com]

Plastics - this word is somewhat new to me. Can you explain or give an example?

The flying machines go where there is no air? Where is that?

This is all very fascinating now that we're talking about it! Thank you for taking the time to explain. ♥

Re: [anonymous]

[totallytheseme.livejournal.com]

1930s? Try earlier.

Re: [anonymous]

[broken-exorcist.livejournal.com]

What year? Do you know?

Re: [anonymous]

[killing-suzie.livejournal.com]

December 17th, 1903. The Wright brothers. Lovely people.

Re: [anonymous]

[broken-exorcist.livejournal.com]

That's only a few years away! I might actually get to see them afterall!

Re: [anonymous]

[killing-suzie.livejournal.com]

They don't start getting really impressive until after World War II. Though there is a certain old-fashioned joy to the WWI biplanes...

Re: [anonymous]

[broken-exorcist.livejournal.com]

World War? That sounds terrible! :(

Re: [anonymous]

[killing-suzie.livejournal.com]

It was a rough time for everyone. But they had some fantastic military uniform designs, to go with all the carnage.

Re: [anonymous]

[totallytheseme.livejournal.com]

1903? 1904? Somewhere around there. The 100 year anniversary was a couple of years ago, I think. Two Americans named the Wright brothers invented the first airplane.

Re: [anonymous]

[broken-exorcist.livejournal.com]

Americans? I might've known. They do seem a little strange, but I'm glad someone was able to do it! That's very impressive.