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Hello everyone! This past weekend I decided to strap an aircraft to the bottom of the Albatross-3 and the following adventures ensued. In this mission report series (that I hope to finish), I'll be messing around with air-launched rockets and hoping to reach every planet (in one way or another). So, without further ado, I present... Albatross Adventures! Note: Earlier reports (1-8) will be in the form of Google Drive videos while later reports will be in the form of YouTube videos. You can find a full playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbDmRBmartZeh8JVlaPXEIt4qbCagEj9x Mission Report for Astro-1: Outcome: Pilot survival and recovery of a number of hardware artifacts after a rapid unscheduled disassembly. Albatross-3 rendered unusable, will have to purchase new one. Astro-1 Aircraft reusable, although the SRBs will have to be replaced and an air intake (which was not installed to test gliding performace in case of engine failure during ascent) will have to be installed.- 12 replies
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I, Hotel26, have created a pylon course on the Mun. It's a short, triangular course over some of the most rugged scenery the Mun's equator has to offer. Download this Lunar Pylon Course which is a save world to be unpacked in ./saves, next to your other worlds. It comes equipped with 1x Gossamer Albatross parked at the course start next to one of the 3x xenon/MP refueling trucks that mark the course [the "pylons"]. The Albatross is also available (for a limited time, so hurry) from https://kerbalx.com/Hotel26/Gossamer-Albatross How fast do you think you can fly the course? Note the MET (Mission Elapsed Time), take off, fly around the course (on the outside of the pylons!) and land back next to the truck at the origin. Note your MET again and compute your flight duration. Instructions for flying the Albatross are located here: This is the FIRST of THREE challenges I have planned in order to SHAMELESSLY SELF-PROMOTE the awesome power of IONS! [..depending upon audience response...continuing availability of xenon...bla bla bla] Go for it. Have fun! Don't let me hear those crickets now...
