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    Electric Helicopter designs?

    in KSP1 Gameplay Questions and Tutorials

    Posted

    27 minutes ago, LN400 said:

    Which parts mods are you using and which special (like rotating) parts are you using? A picture and some words on your contraptions so far would also be of great help.

     

    I can say this though: Using Infernal Robotics and Procedural Wings I did manage to build a somewhat controllable twin rotor heli. It has since been scrapped but I do remember it was quite the challenge to make the wings and rotor system strong enough for the neccessary high rpm. No hacks were used.

     

    I don't know how much you are into helicopter design so a few words on where you come in that respect from would also be good info.

     

    That said:

    There are in essence 2 different approaches you can take. One is mechanically simpler but can be harder to control. This is the type where the angle of the wings relative to the oncoming air is fixed (fixed pitch) and only rotor rpm can control climb/descent.

    The other type is much more complex and involves some way of changing the wings' angle of attack (collective pitch) to control climb/descent with a fixed rotor rpm.

    Which one of these 2 have you been working on?

     

    I have been working on one with a fixed pitch.

    Electric Helicopter designs?

    in KSP1 Gameplay Questions and Tutorials

    Posted

    I just started playing KSP again, and I wanted to build a basic electric helicopter. Nothing too complex, just one that could lift off of the ground. I tried building a rotor for several hours, but none would lift off unless I hacked gravity. I can't find any tutorials or ships to download, or any forum threads that explain the design of one in detail. Can someone who has built one give me some tips?

    Found someone who thinks KSP is part of a grand conspiracy

    in The Lounge

    Posted

    On 5/17/2016 at 7:39 PM, Camacha said:

    All I can say is: stop making stupid people famous. That includes people like these that get a lot of attention without any merit.

    You have a point, but will a hundred people clicking a link and not liking the video give him that much more attention? I'd understand if it was on a larger website or one with people who would be likely to subscribe to him, but a link on a video game forum?

    Found someone who thinks KSP is part of a grand conspiracy

    in The Lounge

    Posted

    23 hours ago, cubinator said:

    Oh, so Earth is concave? Awesome! So when I look up, I can see the other side of the world the same way you can see the other side of a stadium when you're inside it...oh wait...that doesn't happen...yeah, this is why I stay in this little corner of the internet instead of having to deal with those people.

    These forums are much saner than the majority of the internet, which is somewhat surprising considering that this isn't a science forum, it's just a place for people to talk about a video game.

    Found someone who thinks KSP is part of a grand conspiracy

    in The Lounge

    Posted

    20 hours ago, Dispatcher said:

    No need to feel ashamed.  Its great that we can choose to a large degree what we do in life.  Too bad some people just love to goad other people into watching their "conspiracy" videos.  Its all about giving them attention.  That is exactly what I deprive them of, because I don't watch their videos.

    I wasn't trying to give him more attention, I was just surprised at how idiotic he was. Too bad there isn't a way to watch YouTube videos without it counting as a view.

    Red Dragon confirmed!!

    in Science & Spaceflight

    Posted

    On 4/27/2016 at 0:49 PM, fredinno said:

    Damn, I just posted a analysis of costs of this mission, but the forum ATE IT ALLL :(
     

    Either way, https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/04/spacex-debut-red-dragon-2018-mars-mission/

    However, NASA cannot fund any major scientific experiments. Red Dragon's 3-4T payload on Mars implies a 5 Billion> cost scientific payload.

    Red Dragon itself, will cost far less (approx $300 Million total for Dragon, Falcon Heavy) Plus maybe $50 Million for development and hardening, for example, against the dust, or stronger and bigger supersonic chutes.

     

    But in any case, Red Dragon lacks solar panels (and RTGs cost a fortune). Without a long development cycle to add a SM with Solar panels, or attaching solar cells to the sides of the Dragon (which would change its aerodynamic properties and add complexity), it's limited to maybe a few days of battery power (or possibly a few weeks of fuel cell power).

     

    It's going to be little more than a publicity stunt.

    NASA might fund basic instruments to launch on it, but it's going to be a at least $350 Million Mars stunt flight, right out of Elon's own pockets.

    Dragon 2 has two hatches. Why not have solar panels come out of one of them?

    Found someone who thinks KSP is part of a grand conspiracy

    in The Lounge

    Posted

    29 minutes ago, RainDreamer said:

    If we just give it to him for free, wouldn't he just believe in his conspiracy even more? 

    Also... Anyone think this is an elaborate but convoluted plot to get free KSP?:D

    >makes blatantly misinformed video about a product with ridiculous reaction

    >gets some fan sends the product for free as a well intended way to dispel "misunderstanding"

    >??????

    >PROFIT!

    I wish that was true. A list of some of the things he has done/said to date:

    • Made a series talking about how the landings SpaceX has done to date are fake
    • Made a video about how rockets don't work in space
    • Invented two new "laws of motion"
    • Claimed that he has invented an extremely powerful battery (of course, he has provided no evidence of this)

    If he didn't use computers on a regular basis, I would not be surprised if he thought they didn't exist.

    Found someone who thinks KSP is part of a grand conspiracy

    in The Lounge

    Posted

    Oh god the stupid...

    He thinks that KSP is an evil plot by Elon Musk to get people to believe in the barge landings SpaceX is doing. And he has 800 subscribers. 

    The video does contain some mildly offensive material, but the link starts the video after that. He is so misinformed that he thinks KSP is free and uses this as "evidence" that it is paid for by the government. I'm fairly sure this doesn't violate the rules, but please lock this if it does.

    Dinitrogen Pentoxide as an oxidizer?

    in Science & Spaceflight

    Posted

    I was reading about nitrogen compounds and found the page on dinitrogen pentoxide on Wikipedia. It is the anhydride of nitric acid, and as such has nitrogen in the +5 oxidation state. As it is fairly easy to store and has more oxygen per nitrogen atom than N2O4, I thought that there had been at least one study on it being used as an oxidizer for hybrid or solid rockets (melting point is 41° C, so only thing that might be needed is air conditioning), but I couldn't find anything after 15+ minutes on Google. Anything that I'm missing that makes it so impractical that no one has even considered using it?

    Landing on Jool

    in KSP1 Suggestions & Development Discussion

    Posted

    9 minutes ago, Der Anfang said:

    It was the pressure. I'm sure a probe can "handle" wind before it's molecular structure begins to collapse. The pressure became so great that the probe was crushed.

    I thought it was a combination of the pressure and the heat. Pretty sure >150 C temperature is enough to make electronics stop working.

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