Building a flying machine, in Minecraft, can be as complicated or as simple as the player wants. While it doesn't need to be much construction, there are many different ways a player can create some way to propel themselves across the map. For something simple that will fly in one direction, this tutorial should suffice.
The most complicated part about this build is creating a sort of small propelling engine. For this particular build, players will need to have a normal piston, a sticky piston, two observers, seven slime blocks, and at least five building blocks. For a more complicated build on the same engine, collect more building material to make a full ship, or whatever the player desires.
How to Build a Simplistic Flying Machine in Minecraft
To start, after collecting the necessary blocks, players will want to head to the highest block they can find. If not the highest, remember that the simple propelling system won't allow players to turn out of the way of obstacles or move up or down. Instead, players will need to either bust their way through anything they crash into or use this as a parking mechanism.
On this top-level, players should place two slime blocks, at the same level, with one in front of the other. Place an observer on the side of the back slime block. Make sure that the red dot of the observer is facing the direction the player wants to go. Then put the normal piston in front of the observer on the red dot.
Then, on the front of the piston, place another two slime blocks. On the left of the last slime block, place another slime block, making a tiny L-shape. Now, between the new gap that has been created, place the sticky piston. This will need to be facing the opposite direction of where the player plans to go. Then place another layer of two slime blocks on top of the bottom of the L-shape. Then place the second observer on top of the sticky piston facing down. This will complete the propelling engine.
Go to the front and build at least five blocks forward out from this for the player to stand on. This will allow the player to stay aboard the flying vehicle without being flung off by the slime blocks' bouncy nature. While it only requires five blocks, players can build a whole boat or ship at the front of this. Again, as decorative or simple as the player likes.
Minecraft is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS, Oculus, Android, iOS, and PC.
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