The creativity within Hyrule never seems to slow down, even years after The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom launched. One player recently took to Reddit to show off an engineering marvel that blends destruction and flight – a multistage plane powered almost entirely by explosive Zonai cannons. It’s the kind of build that makes you stop and wonder what other secrets the game’s physics are hiding, and it perfectly captures why the community remains so vibrant in 2026.

Reddit user Wise_Mulberry1065 – whose handle hints at a taste for chaotic engineering – shared a video of their contraption cruising across the skies. At first glance, it looks like a typical Zonai flyer: a steering stick, two fans, and a wing. But the propulsion system is anything but ordinary. Instead of relying solely on fans or rockets, the builder rigged a large Zonai wheel to act as a spinning stage. Three cannons were attached at even intervals around the wheel, and when the construct was activated, those cannons fired in a rotating sequence, generating a bizarre yet effective thrust.

The trick here is all about timing and momentum. Cannons normally blast Link backward when fired on stable ground, but mounted on a wheel, each explosion pushes that section of the vehicle forward before the next cannon takes over. The result looks like a continuous, rumbling chug across Hyrule’s clouds – a multi-stage propulsion system that has the community calling it one of the coolest creations they’ve ever seen. The builder even added a spring mechanism to absorb some of the recoil, turning violent booms into a smoother ride.

There’s a delightful symmetry to the design. A Zonai wing provides lift, two fans offer forward thrust for steady cruising, and the cannon wheel serves as a kind of afterburner. What’s particularly clever is how the build uses construct heads as mounting points between the cannons and the wheel, essentially creating a stable rotating base. Without that alignment, the entire setup would wobble uncontrollably after the first shot. It’s proof that Tears of the Kingdom’s building tools – especially Ultrahand and Autobuild – let players iterate on ideas that sound impossible on paper.

Ultrahand, for those who haven’t touched the game in a while, is the glue that holds these dreams together. Unlocked early on, it lets you fuse objects as disparate as wooden planks, monster parts, and Zonai devices into functional machines. The real magic happens when you pair it with Autobuild, which can recreate anything you’ve built before. This duo has turned the game into a permanent creative sandbox. By 2026, the sheer variety of player-made vehicles could fill an airport: electric cars that recharge during lightning storms, walking mechs that stomp Bokoblins, and helicopters with swappable weapon arrays. But the cannon plane stands out because it weaponises a device normally used for offense to achieve flight. It’s a philosophy that turns “this is probably a terrible idea” into “hold my Hylian shroom.”

Speaking of offensive tools, the cannons here aren’t just for show. As the plane chugs along, those explosions can shred any enemy unlucky enough to be below or behind it. In the Reddit thread, some players joked that you could technically rain down destruction while flying upside down – a trick that might not be practical but certainly fits the game’s anything-goes spirit. The main drawback is battery life. All those blasts guzzle energy cells fast, meaning you’ll need a hefty supply of Zonaite charges or a carefully placed energy well if you plan to cross the entire map. That hasn’t stopped people from trying, though, and several builders have already started modding the design with additional wheels and cannons to create even noisier, less stable sky beasts.

Part of the appeal is how Tears of the Kingdom rewards lateral thinking. The development team clearly designed the physics engine to handle the unexpected, and the Zonai device pool – wheels, stabilizers, lasers, time bombs – encourages mashups that shouldn’t work but do. The cannon plane might look like a headache to fly, but it’s actually quite responsive once you get used to the rhythm. Players have reported that steering gently into the recoil keeps the craft level, and mastering that dance feels incredibly satisfying. It’s akin to piloting a ship in a storm, where every boom is a gust of wind you can lean into.

As Hyrule’s skies continue to get crowded with bizarre inventions, the cannon plane reminds us that the game’s most ingenious moments often come from accidents or playful dares. Why use a rocket when you can make a wheel shoot explosions? Why glide peacefully when you can chug through the air sounding like a malfunctioning Guardian? In 2026, the Tears of the Kingdom community hasn’t run out of questions like these, and with the Nintendo Switch still hosting a massive player base, the workshop doors are wide open. Whether you’re revisiting Hateno Village or trying to fend off Gleeoks with a box, the advice from Wise_Mulberry1065’s creation is clear: sometimes the most destructive path is also the most fun. Put a cannon on it, add a spring, and see what happens – you might just build the future of Hyrulean aviation.