Fastest Drop Pod from Orbit to Landing

[Enigma179]

This was a great challenge I must say. I had a lot of fun building and repeatedly crashing various pods.

I finally managed to get one onto firm ground in 1:22.

Proof is here:

Deorbit burn started at 0:45, smashdown at 2:07, total time 1:22

Bonus Score:

Landed at KSC

Didn't land at high speed perhaps (~15 m/s), but a part broke at least...

Thrusted downwards

Maybe not practical size, but could fit a few to a station

Deployed from station

Holy crap that was so intense, when you got so close to the station at 2 km/s I honestly had no idea how you planned to stop but it totally worked.

In the background I was starting up KSP and decided to watch your video while I waited for assets to load, and no lie the moment your engines started the de-orbit burn the triumphant sounding opening theme for KSP started up much louder than the music in your video, and for the entire rest of the video I thought that was part of it because it fit so well.

[henque19]

Holy crap that was so intense, when you got so close to the station at 2 km/s I honestly had no idea how you planned to stop but it totally worked.

In the background I was starting up KSP and decided to watch your video while I waited for assets to load, and no lie the moment your engines started the de-orbit burn the triumphant sounding opening theme for KSP started up much louder than the music in your video, and for the entire rest of the video I thought that was part of it because it fit so well.

There was a fair bit of luck involved... I was using the Jeb-approved method of trial-and-death to get a sucessful landing

[searlefm]

so 61 second till i hit the ground from orbit

(burn starts at 0:22 ground collation 1:21 motionless 1:30).

it might not be safe and properly terrifying but its fart and that's what counts even tho i might be braking the spirit of the challenge.

landing speed 93.8 mp/s

burn down the whole flight

i could dock that monstrosity to a station but no that would be silly its a speed machine nothing else,

tho do hope its the fastest as it was awesome to fly.

[Peewee]

6. Taking advantage of aerodynamic bugs is frowned upon. (No magical canard turbines)

:/

[searlefm]

i could not reach 1 minute other wise all bugs abuse aside what did you think of the launch?

[Mr.Universe]

Here is my entry and first video of many to be released on youtube.

Edited July 31, 2013 by Mr.Universe
trying to get my video to show up

[fluffysnowcap]

is it ok to use parachutes at the last second?

[dlmarti]

Yeah, we used to play this when I was a kid.

But we called it lawn darts back then

[featherwinglove]

is it ok to use parachutes at the last second?

I'm pretty sure it is, but the reason this challenge hasn't seen them is because things tend to break when they are opened below 500m disreef altitude (often the parachute just tears off.) I've both observed this in many Youtube videos, and frequently have it happen myself (and that's without even attempting this challenge!)

Prediction: someone's going to carve out a special category where the "stable" orbit starting point is about 25km circular, which is stable for an unloaded craft.

[fluffysnowcap]

I think i just did a 73 second run any way here is the video so you can judge for your selth there was a lot of smoke and noise but forgot a ladder so traped kerbles and i dont want to do it agane just to put on a ladder

Lunch 1:35

stoped moving at 2:48

.PS as a last second parachutes test i did this in 69 seconds

Lunch 35

stoped moving at 1:44

now with craft file

Edited August 3, 2013 by fluffysnowcap

[BahamutoD]

Nice, this challenge is starting to get rolling. Some impressive stuff in here. Time to return to the drawing board

[featherwinglove]

Did somebody just smash-land a landing can "don't expect it to survive atmospheric entry or even a sneeze" at 147.1m/s!?!?!

[fluffysnowcap]

did you enjoy my 150 M/s landing and hear it is slower

[Thornn]

did you enjoy my 150 M/s landing and hear it is slower

I did enjoy it, makes me want to go off and try my own landings now

[Chirality]

I have an ODSK Pod. I haven't timed it, but it falls pretty fast. Does someone want to test it for me? I am really bad at challenges like this.

Here's the craft file: Doesn't include a lifter, so you're going to have to get it into orbit yourself.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4yO5N6w_cQaUjhHR3lHU3JFX2s/edit?usp=sharing

Useful info:

Slowed down by 12 seperatrons. Use space to fire the groups at 2000 m, 500 m, and 200 - 250 m. Don't worry if the speed goes over a hundred after firing the last retro rocket group, it can take that. The staging might be messed up, be warned.

Contains one ODSK. (Orbital Drop Shock Kerbal)

Press 1 to fire the rockomax on top.

Gear extends the ladder.

[Javamac]

Just noticed this hasn't been done for 1.0 and beyond. With heat/ablation to consider, this would be a great challenge to bring back!. I'll revisit with my entry shortly.

[Jodo42]

It might be best to just make a new thread. This is an incredibly old challenge and the OP hasn't been active since July last year.