1987 MBB Lampyridae German Stealth Fighter Replica (WIP)

[He_162]

MBB LAMPYRIDAE

 

 

CRAFT FILE:

https://kerbalx.com/He_162/MBB-Lampyridae

 

MBB Lampyridae:

 

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Changelog

 

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V3

-Improved aerodynamics

-added cockpit dash

-Revised cockpit

-Reduced Drag

-Re-made the intake

-Added plates covering bottom rear fuselage before the engine

-Improved nose

-Smoothed edges more

 

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LLCYV

 

 

V2

-Created base cockit

-uploaded craft to KerbalX

-Aerodynamics worked out with SAS units (alot)

-tested struts, and only uses absolutely needed ones

-Supermaneuverability achieved

-Worked on drag and top speed characteristics

-smoothed out rear with solar panels

 

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V1

-Craft shape designed, and needs modifications

 

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Tell me what you guys think! Anything to improve on?

Edited February 25, 2016 by He_162

[SpaceplaneAddict]

You took "high-tech" and burnt it into this gorgeous drone.... 

[Majorjim!]

She 0loks to have an excellent radar cross section! Looks fast too! You may be able to have an open cockpit in this thing, with a seated kerbal inside!

[He_162]

16 hours ago, Majorjim said:

She 0loks to have an excellent radar cross section! Looks fast too! You may be able to have an open cockpit in this thing, with a seated kerbal inside!

Thats the plan!

17 hours ago, SpaceplaneAddict said:

You took "high-tech" and burnt it into this gorgeous drone.... 

It isn't a drone, the Kerbal inside the cockpit just can't see... yet!

[SpaceplaneAddict]

1 hour ago, He_162 said:

It isn't a drone, the Kerbal inside the cockpit just can't see... yet!

Is it a robot?

[He_162]

Just now, SpaceplaneAddict said:

Is it a robot?

No, it's an actual aircraft, with a cockpit, I just havn't finished it, this is pretty much a teaser, V2 will have the open cockpit for the Kerbal, and the later version will just polish it up, I have to watch some videos on my online pilots course first, so I won't get anything done tonight.

[He_162]

MBB Lampyridae V2 coming in about 5 minutes! With a craft file ETA in 10!

[He_162]

Alright, it's all up, tell me what you guys think!  

[Majorjim!]

Just now, He_162 said:

Alright, it's all up, tell me what you guys think!  

Woohoo! She looks great!

 I love the cockpit, and the Kerbal seems to agree. It looks fun to fly too. Sometimes SAS stabilization is definitely required and just adds to the fun of flying it!

[He_162]

Just now, Majorjim said:

Woohoo! She looks great!

 I love the cockpit, and the Kerbal seems to agree. It looks fun to fly too. Sometimes SAS stabilization is definitely required and just adds to the fun of flying it!

This thing is the least stable in flight aircraft I have ever built, and thanks! It's a lot of fun to fly, fixes since V2:

-nose tip no longer splits

-improved aerodynamics

-smoothed sides of fuselage more

-removed a strut

-fixed a landing gear problem (blocked a few things inside, and sometimes exploded when doing maneuvers and deploying gear (rare)

-slid rudder further into fuselage

I might just finish V3, and start work on V4 by tonight, we shall see.

V3 will have a revised cockpit (to look outside aesthetically like the real one) and then I will fix aerodynamics more, and that will be V3.

 

V4 will incorporate a dashboard for the cockpit, and an ejection seat.

[He_162]

Im gonna combine the previous plan for V3 and V4 into V3, and it may get done tonight.

[He_162]

Apparently I'm getting a lot done today, I'll keep going a little longer, and upload what I have done as V3!

[He_162]

54 minutes ago, Majorjim said:

Woohoo! She looks great!

 I love the cockpit, and the Kerbal seems to agree. It looks fun to fly too. Sometimes SAS stabilization is definitely required and just adds to the fun of flying it!

Do you know any good camera tool mods that I could use to get a good look at the cockpit?

 

I just got "Camera Tools"

I'll see what I can do

Edited February 25, 2016 by He_162

[He_162]

V3 is here!

 

Ejection seat will be in V4, along with general smoothing, and aerodynamics improvements.

That will be later this week.

Edited February 25, 2016 by He_162

[Majorjim!]

1 hour ago, He_162 said:

Do you know any good camera tool mods that I could use to get a good look at the cockpit?

 

I just got "Camera Tools"

I'll see what I can do

Hull cam! Its ace and you can look from the Kerbals perspective too.

[He_162]

17 hours ago, Majorjim said:

Hull cam! Its ace and you can look from the Kerbals perspective too.

I'll try it out!