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    [1.4.3]ALCOR,"Advanced Landing Capsule for Orbital Rendezvous" by ASET (08/02/2017)

    in KSP1 Mod Development

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    23 minutes ago, HLSA30 said:

    please actualize 1.4.4  

    the game is not the same without this mod, it would be nice if the game came with this mod, it would be great.

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    Why not just revert to 1.4.3??

    On 5/25/2018 at 6:11 PM, dlrk said:

    Was a manual for the IVA ever compiled? Also, is there a way to add/display suicide burn time? What about data from Trajectories?

    You don't need either, really. Your trajectory is displayed on the map screen, if you've scanned the surface. I put it on biome mode first, making sure I'm going where I need to be, then I change it to slope mode and aim for a flat spot. I suppose you would need the trajectory mod if you were going through atmosphere, but the ALCOR pod isn't made for that anyway. You don't need suicide burn time because you have current and minimum impact speed displayed prominently in the landing mode screen. If you want maximum efficiency, use autoland.

    Kerbal Express Airlines - Regional Jet Challenge (Reboot)

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    On 3/4/2018 at 5:07 PM, NightshineRecorralis said:

    Habu Industries Presents:

    The Jupiter SST

    For under 100 million funds, you can get the best SST on the market, being able to operate in nearly any environment and  carry 176 kerbals anywhere and back (on Kerbin).

    Damn. I was very confident in my Skytrain Humpback until I saw this...It's a real shame that using mk1 cabins seems to be a must to keep the cost down. I'm a fan of elegant designs with low part counts. Well, hats off, you got me beat.

    Kerbal Express Airlines - Regional Jet Challenge (Reboot)

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    Biggie Airlines presents its magnum opus: The Skytrain Humpback

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    This magnificent aircraft carries 408 passengers over 5000 km at speeds over Mach 3. Price is set at $316,771,000 each. Climb at 160 m/s after takeoff, expect 20000 m and 1130 m/s after 5 mins. Stay at full throttle and climb SLOWLY (~35 mins) to 22000 m as fuel drains, keeping speed no less than 1100 m/s and no greater than 1200 m/s. Range of greater than 5000 km has been proven using these guidelines. Steady cruise is not recommended, as it will yield less range. She's a delight to fly and lands like a feather floating down onto a pillow. 

    Kerbal Express Airlines - Regional Jet Challenge (Reboot)

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    Posted · Edited by Zapo147

    Biggie Airlines is bigly proud to present: The Skytrain Orca

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    This elegant jumbo jet carries 168 passengers around the globe at mach 3.5 for the low price of $194,449,000. Expect 21000 m and 1200 m/s after 5 mins. To achieve supercruise, keep throttle at maximum and climb to 22000 m over the next 20-30 mins. Keep speed at 1200 m/s to avoid overheat. Using supercruise, the Skytrain Orca has been proven to be able to circumnavigate Kerbin and land with 7200 units of fuel remaining. It may even be possible to circumnavigate Kerbin twice, although this is untested.

    Design Problem

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    9 minutes ago, eloquentJane said:

    you'd have to do multi-port docking to ensure their correct alignment, which is something I know many people struggle with.

    DPAI has an alignment gauge right at the top, and I also always install Thrust Controlled Avionics, so even if was way off it would only decrease efficiency.

    25 minutes ago, MR L A said:

    Also, I'm sorry, but that ascent profile was pretty... horrifically steep :( any particular reason for that?

    I wasn't flying it, it was stock mechjeb's ascent profile. I could edit the profile and see if I gain efficiency. 

    Design Problem

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    2 hours ago, Johnny Wishbone said:

    I found it amusing you had your mouse over the abort switch pretty much the entire launch. Have a little faith, man!

    hahahaha you neever know. Not letting Jeb die on my watch!

    20 hours ago, eloquentJane said:

    If you look at the (now extremely outdated, but still relevant to this discussion) vehicle pictured below, you'll see that the engines and heat shields are at the same end of the vehicle

    I think this is exactly the solution I was looking for, very elegant, thank you. What are your thoughts on aerobreaking vs gravity assist breaking from a moon?

    Design Problem

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    3 hours ago, Dark Lion said:

    I hope this helps!

    It helps me understand that there's something I don't understand and should take the time to learn haha. So knowing what would constitute (the parameters of) a resonant orbit with the body I'm leaving can help me use that same body in a much later gravity assist to get to my final destination? So, for example, escaping Kerbin with a big burn and getting into that 1:2 orbital resonance, then intercepting Kerbin after exactly 2 years and using it to gravity assist me to all the way to, say, Moho? And all I need to know is the orbital period right? If I make sure it's 2 years then I'm guaranteed to be in resonance and intercept Kerbin again in 2 years right? Thanks for taking the time.

    Skirting Death - Share Your Closest Calls

    in KSP1 Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Zapo147
    unthaw isnt a word

    It was a Duna trip I believe. Spent too much dV on the way down in the lander. I knew it wasn't possible to return to the mothership with everything as it was. I planned for the unexpected though, and had a fully stocked KIS/KAS locker to work with. Inspired by a certain book, I went to work stripping down the lander to its essentials. Landing legs? Off. Science crap? Off. The launch window comes and I blast off. I spend my last drop of fuel and check the trajectory. Suborbital. Game over, right? Not yet. RCS comes online. Poof. RCS gone. Jeb leaps out the hatch and starts RCS burning. It's close as hell but I get a stable orbit. To be safe, Jeb sits tight and the mothership comes to him. The dV I spent doing that would cost me big later. For now, Jeb goes into cryo sleep. Years later, when the return window finally arrives, the ship begins its departure burn as scheduled. We sail out of the Duna SOI. In interplanetary space, the ship ignites the engines one last time for the return burn. Poof. Not even close! Not again... It's ok, I've planned for this too. The command and life support modules detach from the massive mothership and RCS comes online. Again, it's not enough. Game over, right? Never! I've been in this position before, and there is a way to get back with a little luck. Jeb thaws. You can actually get out of the command module and PUSH with your RCS pack! So Jeb gets out and starts pushing. I'm getting closer, closer, SOOO close...when....poof. EVA RCS gone. I watch in horror as Jeb floats away into pitch black interplanetary space, to die alone with zero chance of recovery. As I'm desperately searching for something I could possibly do, I notice the drill still in Jeb's inventory. I get a crazy idea, an impossible idea...but just maybe. I reload the game to when I detached the command and life support modules, and burn most of the RCS again with Jeb still frozen. I'm headed for Kerbins SOI, but I'm not even close to a direct intercept. I let the ship sail all the way until I'm in Kerbins SOI. As far out as life support allowed, Jeb thaws and EVAs, drill in hand. I detach the heat shield from the command module. Using KAS connector ports, I attach myself to the back of it, and start burning. Pe drops below 70, with fuel to spare. And thus Jeb became the first Kerbal to survive an EVA reentry. One of my greatest regrets in life is that I didn't record this...it was just a casual Duna mission and wasn't supposed to be worthy of recording.

    Design Problem

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    Posted · Edited by Zapo147

    @Dark LionWhat does orbital resonance have to do with this? I'm fully aware of the relevance of the other 3. Like I said, it's not my first rodeo. I've been everywhere in the stock system. I just have either used aerobreaking or used high efficiency probes and brute forced it on the far rocky worlds. I've got over 100 mods installed and play mostly in IVA. That's part of the reason I've never mastered gravity assists...I don't use maneuver nodes anymore! Not sure how I could plan a precise assist IVA.....I'll think on that. Meanwhile I've been practicing my Mun-Duna assist. Turns out a 3km high powered gravity assist saves a lot of dV thanks to the Oberth effect but ended in a quick mission LOL.

    Design Problem

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    Posted · Edited by Zapo147

    10 minutes ago, qzgy said:

    Ahh, Jool aerobrake. Don't. Really, its a lot better to use a tylo gravity assist to capture into a jool orbit. Much easier and doesn't have a chance of explosions happening.

    Ah yes! I meant to learn to do gravity assists for a long time now, and kept putting it off. I'm actually glad I've left myself something this important to learn still. It doesn't seem too difficult to learn to use. What about Duna? Do you typically gravity break with Ike or do you aerobrake or do you just brute force it?

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