KSP 1.05 Basic Flight tutorials

[Gojira1000]

Having been bombarded with two requests, I am following in the footsteps of the Wright brothers. Or possibly Icarus.

What follows is an informal introduction to planes and flying things with wings in Kerbal Space Program 1.05.

In episode 1, I explore how to make your first plane, where your CoL and CoM need to be, and how (not) to land.

This mini-series (expected to be four episodes, according to the napkin I made notes on) will walk you through the steps to building and flying an SSTO that's actually useful.

 

 

And with a mic that works, it's much easier to listen to me drone on! Success!

[Gojira1000]

Here's the second - your first spaceplane - old school whiplashes and aerospikes. Probably the most useful bit in this is seeing a successful climb rate to orbit.

 

Edited January 30, 2016 by Gojira1000

[Gojira1000]

And rather than me droning on yet again - here's the logical next SSTO step - with quad rapiesr and a pair of NERVs you can go nearly anywhere.

Again, all the design concerns are the same as with the previous two - you just have the engines to start doing some more serious work,