Jiros Dream

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One file is included: Dreams. Printing Dreams at whatever orientation works best for you is recommended. The fastest print orientation for me seems to be with the cockpits roof facing up, but I obviously see problems with that. Scaling the model by 1000% in your slicer should give it its recommended print size (the longest part, the tip of the nose to the back of the fuselage, being roughly 113 mm). This model is taken from animated movie The Wind Rises. It is featured throughout the film in Jiro Horikoshis many dreams where he interacts with Giovanni Battista Caproni. The airfoil used in the model is based off of Horikoshis most famous design, the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter. The wings of the Zero did not feature the bend on the model, but ribs 1, 12, and 26 of the Zero were used in the models creation. The ribs dimensions can be found here: https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/a6m-zero-wing-thickness.31060/. I do not know if this model will fly, but please go ahead and try. Le vent se leve, il faut tenter de vivre!