Laputa Suspension Engine
The heart of Feather Mountain, none have entered it since Daisuke Takahashi and Ivan Azimoff retired from society.
Utility
To support Feather Mountain in the air. This is the only known use of the engine as the process to create it is extremely time-consuming. The current engine took five years to be created. The engine was created as a test to prove that castles in the sky could be built.
Due to limits of antigravity tech at the time, it can only float to a maximum of 500 feet vertically. It can carry up to 50000 tons on average, and 70000 tons maximum. As a result, Feather Mountain isn't too large despite being a superhuman training center.
The Underlanders tried to get similar plans for flying fortresses, but were unsuccessful due to safeguards installed in place. At present, Feather Mountain is abandoned, so a team of determined engineers could possibly crack the code behind the suspension engine and create their own variants of floating forts. The main reason they have not done this is because they believe Phoebe's heart would unlock more miraculous abilities.
Due to limits of antigravity tech at the time, it can only float to a maximum of 500 feet vertically. It can carry up to 50000 tons on average, and 70000 tons maximum. As a result, Feather Mountain isn't too large despite being a superhuman training center.
The Underlanders tried to get similar plans for flying fortresses, but were unsuccessful due to safeguards installed in place. At present, Feather Mountain is abandoned, so a team of determined engineers could possibly crack the code behind the suspension engine and create their own variants of floating forts. The main reason they have not done this is because they believe Phoebe's heart would unlock more miraculous abilities.
Manufacturing
The suspension engine has to be manufactured in such a way that it is the core of a scaffolding network, with wires and magnets running along each node. The computer is linked to the core and cannot be removed without causing the entire system to literally crash.
Due to Feather Mountain's architecture, the suspension core was installed in stages under it, before the scaffolding was linked around it. The entire framework was sealed with plastic wrapping, cement and soil.
Should the Engine ever require repairs, it can only be accessed by entering a locked room in the central pagoda. Daisuke's family holds the master keys at present, and it is said the Bonbots hold part of the master code to safely shut down the engine if the floating fortress ever needs to be grounded.
Due to Feather Mountain's architecture, the suspension core was installed in stages under it, before the scaffolding was linked around it. The entire framework was sealed with plastic wrapping, cement and soil.
Should the Engine ever require repairs, it can only be accessed by entering a locked room in the central pagoda. Daisuke's family holds the master keys at present, and it is said the Bonbots hold part of the master code to safely shut down the engine if the floating fortress ever needs to be grounded.
Access & Availability
Only one company holds the patents to create another Laputa Engine.
Complexity
Extremely complicated, uses antigravity calculations derived from maglev, and brass suspension.
Includes a self-contained computer system and generator to ensure it doesn't sink during outages.
Includes a self-contained computer system and generator to ensure it doesn't sink during outages.
Discovery
Magnetic levitation was the basis for the engine's floating capability.
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