009 -- I Believe I can fly (30Oct07)

posted on 30 Oct 2007 16:43 by bellbelle in Architect

Project M (15pt) : I believe I can fly
Group Members : Chupong (Champ), Pat (Boat) and Supaluck (Belle)

Abstraction of design source
Morning Glory flowers are large attractive saucer-shaped flower with many different colors just as purple, white, pink or red. Their blossoms are triangle shaped which are curly and slight. There are about eight petals. Their pollens are inside the funnel opaque flower stalks. They have heart-shaped lush green foliage. The flower lasts in the morning time. Morning Glory flowers are favorites of sun.

Design Concept
• Flying Construction
The Morning Glory flowers have simple geometrical form which is triangle. The flower often show marks where the corolla was neatly folded or rolled up in the bud as the flower’s structure is octagon symmetry and made it sturdy by balsa wood. Our paper is kite-making paper in a reason of the kite-making paper has good ability of gliding in the air. We choose red color as the representative of the flower who love the sun like this flower and white color as the sky which we will drop our flying saucer in the firmament. The stencil papers stick with each kite-making paper to support the curved structure more stable.

• The egg-carried vessel
The vessel that carries a regular size egg made by balsa wood as the inverted pyramid structure like the funnel-shaped of the flower and cover the flying part up tightly, also the wood arrange same rhythm in order to protect the egg inside not to drift out of the pyramid. In addition, there are four pieces of wood that tied with the edge of the main structure of each side that help to make the landing flexible between the wing and the pyramid that contained the egg. Lastly, the base is made by cardboard similarly to the stem of the flower for uphold the landing of this flying saucer gently.