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MV Ady Gil

(World Record Trimaran, Formerly known as Earthrace)

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1.0.5 stock speedboat, download from KerbalX

Ady Gil, formerly known as Earthrace, is a world-record trimaran utilized as an anti-whaling ship by the Sea Shepherds. In KSP format, it is powered by a Panther afterburning engine and a Juno lift jet; she is capable of over 80 knots in correct trim (Alt S/Alt W keys). It will serve KSC Coast Guard as a maritime interception and patrol vessel.

This replica was scheduled for a Sunday morning release but was delayed as I woke with excruciating pain earlier; so I'm posting this from the emergency ward. Hope you enjoy the craft!

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Thanks for the compliments and well wishes; I have been discharged and on home rest with painkillers after receiving treatment for a swelled kidney that felt like an exploding SSME with no jettison option.

Here's a short craft feature.

[video=youtube_share;QRuA6axxyUg]http://youtu.be/QRuA6axxyUg[/video]
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[quote name='pandoras kitten']Thanks for the compliments and well wishes; I have been discharged and on home rest with painkillers after receiving treatment for a swelled kidney that felt like an exploding SSME with no jettison option.

Here's a short craft feature.

[url]http://youtu.be/QRuA6axxyUg[/url][/QUOTE]

Damn dude! How fast is it? Oh and, ouchies!
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[quote name='Majorjim']Damn dude! How fast is it? Oh and, ouchies![/QUOTE]

It's about twice as fast as the real-life boat.
Real boat, 40 knots on biodiesel engines.
KSP version, 84 knots (~42m/s) on afterburning jet engine.

[quote name='Mad Rocket Scientist']Sorry about your health, I hope you get well soon! Also, now I've got to try a speedboat too.[/QUOTE]

It's easy to make go-fast boat these days, I have a really tiny one to get your first Kerbals' marine license with, called [URL="http://kerbalx.com/pandoraskitten/WaveRunner-PC-1-Speedboat"]WaveRunner PC-1[/URL]. Powered by 2 Juno water-jets it's quick, easy to maneuver and low on maintenance. Top speed is about 60 knots which is about on par with a mid to high end luxury speedboat IRL.

For even faster designs we need to look at hydrofoils, which are easy to do too - just take the Ady Gil's functional planing hull and offset it as far as it will go downwards and we have a hydrofoil.
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[quote name='pandoras kitten']It's about twice as fast as the real-life boat.
Real boat, 40 knots on biodiesel engines.
KSP version, 84 knots (~42m/s) on afterburning jet engine.




It's easy to make go-fast boat these days, I have a really tiny one to get your first Kerbals' marine license with, called [URL="http://kerbalx.com/pandoraskitten/WaveRunner-PC-1-Speedboat"]WaveRunner PC-1[/URL]. Powered by 2 Juno water-jets it's quick, easy to maneuver and low on maintenance. Top speed is about 60 knots which is about on par with a mid to high end luxury speedboat IRL.

For even faster designs we need to look at hydrofoils, which are easy to do too - just take the Ady Gil's functional planing hull and offset it as far as it will go downwards and we have a hydrofoil.[/QUOTE]

DOOOOOD.

Make one capable of circumnavigating Kerbin!
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The Ady Gil is great (aka fast) for testing this contract pack. Released 0.1 for ya to test if you wish.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Fjwuzqy.png[/IMG]

Contract Pack: SSI Aerospace 0.1
[url]http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/138997-WIP-Contract-Pack-SSI-Aerospace-%280-0-1a%29-Early-Career-Air-Charters-%28Giving-Aircraft-a-Purpose%29[/url]
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