How to Make a Simple Flying Machine in Minecraft

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This wikiHow teaches you how to make a simple flying machine in Minecraft. You can build this out of pistons, a sticky piston, redstone blocks, and solid blocks. This design only works on the Java Edition and the Playstation 4 Edition of Minecraft. This does not work on Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition, or Minecraft on mobile, Xbox One, or Nintendo Switch.

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    It is important for the flying machine to be built off the ground. You can either make a nerdpole, find a tall tree or mountain and stack a few blocks to get off the ground to get where you want to start crafting the machine.
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    The direction the head of the piston faces will be the same direction the flying machine will travel.
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    Make sure the slime block is against the head of the piston.
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    You can use any block you want. Place two blocks in a row after the slime block.
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    After placing two blocks after the slime block, remove the first one so that there is a space in between the slime block and the second block. Place a sticky piston on the second block so that the head of the piston is facing the sticky block (the opposite direction of the first piston).
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    Now remove the second block behind the sticky piston and replace it with a piston. The head of the piston should be facing the direction opposite of the sticky piston (the same direction as the first piston).
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    Place another slime block against the head of the piston you just placed.
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    If you want to make a rideable flying machine, build it out of any material attached to the last slime block.
    • This isn't the fastest or most efficient way to travel in Minecraft, but it is a fun glitch to try.
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    These redstone blocks will help power the flying machine after it starts.
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    Whatever blocks you placed on the ground to get the flying machine off the ground, go ahead and remove them so that the flying machine is in the air by itself.
    • On the Playstation Edition of Minecraft, the flying machine will start moving after this step.
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    It's the second piston facing the opposite direction as the other two pistons. Placing a redstone block on it will cause it to extend.
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    As soon as you remove the redstone block from the sticky piston, it will retract and the machine will keep moving through the air in perpetual motion.
    • Remove one of the redstone blocks to stop the flying machine.
    • This flying machine is a one time, one use machine. Once you reach your destination, it must be rebuilt again.
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    I tried this on a PC and it turned into a walking machine, not a flying machine. What am I doing wrong?
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    You might have it too close to the ground. Try to make it higher in the air.
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    Can I make a simple flying machine on the Xbox version of Minecraft?
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    Now, with the updated editions, yes you can. The same way shown here should work.
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    Do I have to stand on a specific spot on the flying machine?
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    You just have to stand between the redstone blocks. They will push you forward with the machine so you don't fall off.
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      • Because slime blocks can move entities around, the flying machine is likely to push you off!
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      Things You'll Need

      • 3 solid blocks minimum.
      • 2 slime blocks
      • 3 sticky pistons ( has to be sticky! )
      • 3 blocks of redstone

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