Cupcake's Dropship Dealership...

[Cupcake...]

1 hour ago, Majorjim! said:

Hmm.. Cupcake you naughty boy. 

that's an awful lot of fuel clipped in fuel. 

 

I like to think of it as higher octane.  Still out of sight, out of mind, or however the saying goes...

 

Cupcake...

Edited December 7, 2016 by Cupcake...

[Majorjim!]

1 hour ago, Cupcake... said:

I like to think of it as higher octane.  Still out of sight, out of mind, or however the saying goes...

 

Cupcake...

Cheeky so and so. 

 I think it's time I made another SSTO. Seeing yours in orbit gives me that itch again. ;-)

[Cupcake...]

1 hour ago, Majorjim! said:

Cheeky so and so. 

 I think it's time I made another SSTO. Seeing yours in orbit gives me that itch again. ;-)

Now that I would like to see.

 

Cupcake...

[Majorjim!]

7 hours ago, Cupcake... said:

Now that I would like to see.

 

Cupcake...

Well I've posted one before, nearly two years ago now with a tiny mun ion lander in the cargo bay, the eagle:

So it's about time for another! 

 I'm not a big fan of SSTOs these days though.. A few examples aside they are mostly the same these days and I rarely see any that are truly creative in their design. It's a shame. 

Edited December 8, 2016 by Majorjim!

[Cupcake...]

9 minutes ago, Majorjim! said:

Well I've posted one before, nearly two years ago now with a tiny mun ion lander in the cargo bay, the eagle:

So it's about time for another! 

 I'm not a big fan of SSTOs these days though.. A few examples aside they are mostly the same these days and I rarely see any that are truly creative in their design. It's a shame. 

I remember that one! I know what you mean about SSTOs, I think the lack of parts doesn't help and rocket parts in particular are in desperate need of a re-fresh.

 

Cupcake...

Edited December 8, 2016 by Cupcake...

[Majorjim!]

1 hour ago, Cupcake... said:

I remember that one! I know what you mean about SSTOs, I think the lack of parts doesn't help and rocket parts in particular are in desperate need of a re-fresh.

 

Cupcake...

Agreed. I don't want to step on any toes here but the pursuit of efficiency I think stunts creativity. Sure there is wiggle room for creativity with efficiency I just don't count things like, oh I placed the wings backwards as being creative.. That and the aero changes to drag made more complex SSTOs a bit trickier to make it has killed the more creative designs. My eagle above as example or more so, over floaters awesome interplanetary SSTOs. 

Edited December 8, 2016 by Majorjim!

[Cupcake...]

14 hours ago, Majorjim! said:

Agreed. I don't want to step on any toes here but the pursuit of efficiency I think stunts creativity. Sure there is wiggle room for creativity with efficiency I just don't count things like, oh I placed the wings backwards as being creative.. That and the aero changes to drag made more complex SSTOs a bit trickier to make it has killed the more creative designs. My eagle above as example or more so, over floaters awesome interplanetary SSTOs. 

True, saying that I do like the new aero model, it's such a big improvement over the old one, even if it did kill my SSTO dropships.

 

Cupcake...

[Cupcake...]

I've been putting together a few support vehicles for the Vortex and plan on updating the Squall and Storm so they can make use of the same infrastructure.

As well as looking cute it also has a fantastic turning circle.

Coming soon.

 

Cupcake...

 

[SHiftER2O]

1 hour ago, Cupcake... said:

Coming soon.

It looks so.. happy  

[fourfa]

oh, that's an adorable rover body!

[Cupcake...]

Heh folks,

               I've done a wee upgrade to my aircraft fleet to allow them to use the same infrastructure as the Vortex. The Squall and all versions of the Storm have been re-balanced and now have their docking ports at the top of the craft. The landing gear has also been moved back and in to better match the aesthetics of the Vortex.

Speaking of which there's a new LF only version fresh out the paddock which will let you circumnavigate Kerbin (twice) at a rather brisk Mach 5+!

This lunatic machine can fly over 1900m/s at sea level (not recommended) so go easy on the gas or climb fast unless you want an in flight cremation!

 

In less positive news I'm having to ditch the drop tanks on the Vortex for now as staging them knocks the engine out of alignment for some strange reason. I'll re-attach the tanks as soon as I can diagnose the issue. As you were.

 

Cupcake...

Edited December 20, 2016 by Cupcake...

[Cupcake...]

Heh all,

           The imaginatively named Air Support Truck has been added to the download folders of the Squall, Storm and Vortex.

The vehicle features both forward and aft control points to make attachment that little bit easier.

As you've probably figured out the front port will allow you to fuel up at your local gas station/refinery.

I should point out that being the longest aircraft in the fleet the Vortex has to be towed tail first, however for the Squall and Storm this isn't really an issue. Enjoy!

 

Cupcake...

 

Edited December 22, 2016 by Cupcake...

[Cupcake...]

 This is the er... Well, I haven't named it yet, but it's a light weight, short range transport/rescue dropship.

It's due to replace the Gnat in service and trades some range for vastly improved handling and an air-frame approximately half the size of the original.

Like all my airborne dropships this one features rocket assist, for emergency power or precision maneuvers.

The design can comfortably seat two Kerbals and will put out 20-30 mins of flight time dependent on altitude, throttle etc...

Coming soon! 

So, any ideas for a name?

 

Cupcake...

[Heckspress]

Tick.

Tardigrade.

Mosquito

[Dafni]

Interesting craft

You have the Ion, so why not Atom? (or any subatomic particle... Neutron, Proton, Muon etc)

But it replaces the Gnat, so Mosquito, Midge, Punkie or maybe even Tick, like Heckspress suggested??

Then again it looks like some kind of Arrowhead, but that name would fit a big craft better somehow.

Either way, nice craft so far.

Cheers

Daf

[klond]

On ‎12‎/‎29‎/‎2016 at 1:46 AM, Cupcake... said:

So, any ideas for a name?

helmet crusher 9000

[Heckspress]

Oh hey, the Vortex is also submarine-capable!

[Cupcake...]

11 hours ago, Heckspress said:

Oh hey, the Vortex is also submarine-capable!

Really? I didn't know that! 

 

Cupcake...

[phantom000]

Wow....You sir are a bon-a-fide steely-eyed missile man!

[Cupcake...]

I've been experimenting with compact, low drag designs powered by a lowly Juno engine.

I was certainly not expecting to get close to Mach 2 out of it! 600 m/s is the sort of speed I'd expect from a Panther powered aircraft!

Range isn't bad either, at cruising altitude you can get well over an hours flight time from only 100 units of LF.

Coming soon!

 

Cupcake...

[Cupcake...]

Heh folks,

               I've done a wee visual update to my aircraft fleet which now benefit from a more compact and stylish front wing assembly.

All versions of the Vortex, Storm and Squall have been upgraded for your aeronautical pleasure.

I promise I'll stop tweaking now!

 

Cupcake...

Edited January 11, 2017 by Cupcake...

[Dafni]

I'm here to report the Storm is one powerful trainer craft, handles lovely and has power (and range) to spare. I think I outgrew the Squall a bit now, but the Storm is another story entirely. Great trainer craft, capable of the craziest maneuvers... (once you disable g-force blackouts )

(I haven't upgraded your aircraft with that latest tweak in my hangar yet, still flying the previous versions)

cheers

Daf

[Cupcake...]

25 minutes ago, Dafni said:

I'm here to report the Storm is one powerful trainer craft, handles lovely and has power (and range) to spare. I think I outgrew the Squall a bit now, but the Storm is another story entirely. Great trainer craft, capable of the craziest maneuvers... (once you disable g-force blackouts )

(I haven't upgraded your aircraft with that latest tweak in my hangar yet, still flying the previous versions)

cheers

Daf

Funnily enough I'm just working on a tutorial vid about the Storm, if the gods smile favorably it should be live tomorrow.

 

Cupcake...

[Cupcake...]

Sorry about the delay, took longer than I thought to get this one down the pipe.  Anyway, as promised here's a tutorial vid about all things Storm. 

Enjoy!

 

Cupcake...

[Cupcake...]

Been trying to build a flying wing design for a long, long time.

Finally I've made some progress.

For anyone that's wondering, yes this is stock!

Cupcake...

Edited February 11, 2017 by Cupcake...