Jool Tube: Space History Build Challenge!

[SQUAD]

Scott Manley is back with space historian Amy Shira Teitel. This time he uses his Kerbal skills to try and re-create the Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar which was an early space plane concept! #KSP

[qzgy]

First! Also, seems like it might work with more tweaking.

[Foxster]

I appreciate that they were trying for an accurate solution but there have been some really good stock versions of these craft posted here before that I'm more impressed by. 

 

[regex]

Even Scott's slapped-together procedural version looks better than the typical mass of panels that passes for a "replica" in stock. Undoubtedly flies much more like it should since there's no magical reaction wheels and he's got FAR installed, which was the real point of the video. Pretty cool historical look at a concept vehicle.

[Foxster]

My Titan IIIC variant stock craft looks nice and flies pretty good too as it can easily make a Mun landing and back...

Only thing that bothers me still about it is having to stick the big wings on the bottom to compensate for all the drag at the top end. So, still a work in progress. 

Edited April 4, 2017 by Foxster

[Majorjim!]

3 hours ago, regex said:

Even Scott's slapped-together procedural version looks better than the typical mass of panels that passes for a "replica" in stock. 

Res ipsa loquitur.