KerikBalm Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Might look even better if there was a 2nd SSTO docked to the rear section.The 2x LV-N, KR-2L section was brought up seperately.All stock, no part clipping, no exploits like reversed intakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchemist Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Vanadium (grand tour lander prototype)It carries quite a bunch of hardwareSeems to have slightly too much drag, but there's quite a bunch of fuel to compensate.Still have to add RCS and finish VTOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david50517 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Space Craft 2-5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jett_Quasar Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 (edited) I can't seem to stop making big beautiful infinite range SSTO starships... it's like I'm addicted or something. This one is a remake of a Jool-5 ship I originally did back in 0.90 that I named the Argo. There will need to be a few more tweaks before I can land this puppy on Tylo though - and 29 engines is getting a bit out of hand.JR Edited October 10, 2015 by Jolly_Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FyunchClick Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 (edited) Back to making big craft... This one christened the Bishop Star Cruiser is able to get to Minmus with a lab and ISRU on board.It's beautiful, but for some reason I suspect the embedded link to sketchfab is killing this page in IE (works on Chrome though). Of course, why are you using IE in the first place is a perfectly valid response to that... - - - Updated - - -(Edit: this was my entry for SSTOs but it got tacked to the last message)My Transport SSTO MKIV, gets to orbit easily with over 2.7 km/s left in the tanks. The three rapiers seem arranged asymetrically, but they're nearly perfectly balanced using RCS Build Aid mod, so there's virtually no engine torque. Javascript is disabled. View full albumThe two rcs blocks/ports on the wings are in line with the COM, giving it balanced translate and attitude control for every direction but pitch.There's some fuel connectors which are required for fueling the rapiers in closed cycle, but on the upside there's little or no need to pump fuel around manually to keep it balanced.Craft file here if anyone's interested. Edited October 13, 2015 by FyunchClick added link to craft file Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewscriver Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 (edited) I just released a new craft - another modular SSTO, the Alaflux Beta Edited October 13, 2015 by drewscriver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nils277 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 (edited) I just had time to test my Bird of Goo series in KSP 1.0+They seem to come easier into orbit than before The BoG-C for cargo missions. It can lift a full big-red into a 150km+ orbit.There are also two other models in the Bird of Goo line:Left: The BoG-P that is used for Crew transfersMiddle: The BoG-S for a mixture of Cargo an CrewRight: The BoG-C for Cargo missions Edited October 13, 2015 by Nils277 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiew Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I just had time to test my Bird of Goo series in KSP 1.0+They seem to come easier into orbit than before Smooth With sleek lines like that, I'm relatively convinced that you could dump at least one pair of turbojets, if not all of them. 1.0.4 has been more about drag than thrust. If you can get something with rapiers to 400m/s, then it's usually got the power (not always the fuel) to reach orbit - generally you just need the bottle to stay low enough in the atmosphere to gain speed without blowing up due to heating ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nils277 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Smooth With sleek lines like that, I'm relatively convinced that you could dump at least one pair of turbojets, if not all of them. 1.0.4 has been more about drag than thrust. If you can get something with rapiers to 400m/s, then it's usually got the power (not always the fuel) to reach orbit - generally you just need the bottle to stay low enough in the atmosphere to gain speed without blowing up due to heating ^^Jep you are right, it is also possible to reach a stable orbit with one pair of turbojets less. But i discovered that the craft has way more dV left when the second pair of turbojets is installed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selfish_meme Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Smooth With sleek lines like that, I'm relatively convinced that you could dump at least one pair of turbojets, if not all of them. 1.0.4 has been more about drag than thrust. If you can get something with rapiers to 400m/s, then it's usually got the power (not always the fuel) to reach orbit - generally you just need the bottle to stay low enough in the atmosphere to gain speed without blowing up due to heating ^^In fact he could dump 4 rapiers and at least 3 turbojets see my similar OrbitMaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartGonzo Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 MY SSTO's aren't particularly awesome like most posted in this thread but I like the pics anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiew Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Jep you are right, it is also possible to reach a stable orbit with one pair of turbojets less. But i discovered that the craft has way more dV left when the second pair of turbojets is installed That sounds like you're taking an ascent trajectory that's too steep for 1.0.4... Turbojets have a lot more grunt at the low end (basically they're diesel engines), so they can get you up to mach 3 in less time than rapiers - but if you're too steep, you don't have time to really get the best speed possible on-air when the rapiers are in their power band (16-18km @ mach 2+). What sort of speeds are you getting to before changing to LFO mode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jett_Quasar Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 (edited) I needed a cargo carrier so I designed this. It will get an orange tank full of fuel into LKO.note: this design has changed a little in the final version shown in the SketchFab renderingOsiris Cargo Shuttle by Jolly Roger on SketchfabJR Edited October 21, 2015 by Jolly_Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenya Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 7860 m/s. Well... Hold on, Eeloo! Antaeus overheats terribly when approaching Minmus.It's hard to say what exactly the problem is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon0009 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Antaeus overheats terribly when approaching Minmus.http://i.imgur.com/CWiUnIC.jpgIt's hard to say what exactly the problem is.It's the annoying overheating bug that happens when light, small parts are clipped into a cargo bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jim Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 I redesigned one of mine yesterday to hold 10 passengers. She's designed to just make it into a 100K orbit before the fuel runs out. Then I can use an orbital shuttle to transfer passengers and fuel to get her back home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenya Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 ...Oh, man, where have you been before. I reassembled it from scratch three times and each put the fuel pipes through MK3. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeGee Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) Easy to fly SSTO. Everytime I design one of these I realize how much easier rockets are at getting things up into orbit..Not that SSTO's can't be easy to take into orbit, but getting them BACK DOWN is a pain in the butt... Edited October 30, 2015 by TeeGee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skepticon Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 When you and a friend absolutely need to get to space as fast as possible... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon0009 Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Oh, man, where have you been before. I reassembled it from scratch three times and each put the fuel pipes through MK3. Thanks!Yer welcome mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingPete Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 (edited) Here's my Manta Ray SSTO making its fiery way into orbit.In its current incarnation, the Manta Ray carries a crew of two, and can deliver small satellites and other parts into LKO. On this test flight, it just brought a basic docking adapter for the space station I'm constructing.The spaceplane docks its upper docking port to the extension module, then brings it over to one of the station's docking ports. It gives improved clearance for docking spaceplanes, and will be left behind for future use.On the way back. Jeb seems to be enjoying the fireworks outside.Back at KSC safely. There's usually some liquid fuel remaining, so that (as in this case) a powered descent can be made to compensate for piloting errors- an overshoot led to a westward landing on runway 27.The plan now is to rebuild a passenger-carrying version to ferry crews to and from LKO. The cargo bay will be replaced by two Mk2 passenger cabins. Edited November 1, 2015 by FlyingPete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikki Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 A old pic from 0.9... this thing pulled a ridicilous 182 tons to LKO and landed safe.Must try again an top this load:wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interplanetary Engineer Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Antaeus overheats terribly when approaching Minmus.http://i.imgur.com/CWiUnIC.jpgIt's hard to say what exactly the problem is.Adding this to my list of strangest bugs ever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBarnetts Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 It's now functional enough to share outside the WIP thread. Gets to LKO with 2 orange jumbo-64 tanks and an ISRU setup. Hopefully it can land somewhere without a refuel in LKO. I'm going to try and add an under-wing RCS powered tug/grabber adapter so I can mine asteroids. Pardon the bad graphics, btw; my computer is not the greatest.I keep her about 30 degrees til I get to 14km and level out to get speed. At 12kms, I angle back up to 35 degrees.22km kick in the mammoth engine and shortly thereafter the jets cut out.LKO achieved. The 2x orange tanks can be detached via the big docking ports in the back, but I want to try and land this somewhere and refuel later (hopefully).On EVA, I noticed it wobbles without input... oh well, at least it's not too bad... just a little I guess. Here you can see the drills. A keen observer might notice this one doesn't have the solar panels on it. This pick is from my first LKO mission.Panels deployed and awaiting future mission destination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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