[0.24.2] TiberDyne Aerospace R&D Division - Shuttle System 3.6 Career Update!

[NovaSilisko]

It\'s pretty much just SLS with the engines in a different place, and the payload side-mounted.

And 10 billion dollars cheaper...

[Tiberion]

Got started on the model - reference cylinder is 3m by 10m

[Tiberion]

Models are loading already - just need to fiddle with connection nodes, and then base the baseplate/tank for the engine mount.

[Tiberion]

Pretty much just the texturing left now - and making sure the Bearcat engines can mount properly.

[ultrasquid]

That shape reminds me of the Super Guppy or Airbus Beluga. I wonder how it would fly if you put wings on it.

[MC3craze]

Quite interesting shape.

[Tiberion]

Almost there

[CardBoardBoxProcessor]

I am a fan of this.

[C7Studios]

We need to put wings on it. Everything must have wings! lol

[Tiberion]

I have the original un-cut mesh, could add a collider and make a big fuselage for a Beluga-style plane.

The fairings on the cargopod won\'t have collision except at the bases, at least for now - colliders are annoying.

Right now I am making some launcher stands for the shuttle/pod - and then I need to make an adapter so you can place bigger payloads up in the 'wide' part of the pod, which is off center.

[Tiberion]

Pretty close to done with the cargo launcher.

Have some screenies:

[venku122]

needs an STS-1 and STS-2 style all white paint job( as an option of course)

[Tiberion]

Yeah I\'ll probably add some other tank skins, including an orange one.

The new version is up, including the Cargopod - example save file included so you can see how it fits together.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/46506740/KSP/ShuttleBoosterSystemv1_1a.zip

[MC3craze]

Check your, PMs I finished up my logo. If there is anything I forgot to clean up after drawing it, tell me.

[Guest Flixxbeatz]

SSDLV? cool...

Time to upgrade my satellite-laying skills 8)

[Cepheus]

I\'m having some problems with the cargo launcher; It\'ll get off the pad just fine, but it\'ll only use one of the four main tanks. That burns out, then i\'m flipping like there\'s no yesterday.

[Tiberion]

I\'m having some problems with the cargo launcher; It\'ll get off the pad just fine, but it\'ll only use one of the four main tanks. That burns out, then i\'m flipping like there\'s no yesterday.

Could be because the thing connections all the way at the bottom of the tank stack, I\'ll see if I can nudge it to make it work - it may have to wait for fuel lines (we need them for proper function of the EXT anyway)

A little something I\'ve been working on today:

Its 3 pieces, winglet, tank, and control canard

[venku122]

A little something I\'ve been working on today:

Its 3 pieces, winglet, tank, and control canard

[Tiberion]

Gonna make a new 0.5m 'jet' engine to go on the mount, to go wit the Bearcats for the main engines.

[Tiberion]

Btw they aren\'t just for the shuttle:

[comradephil]

Tiberion: The only issue I\'m having so far is that when used as an external booster/fuel tank, that thing wobbles immensely! Maybe reduce the gimbal range somewhat so my ships don\'t shake themselves off course?

[Spoot Knight]

Does such a canard design exist?

[comradephil]

I don\'t know, but I think someone needs to make a canard like this

[venku122]

I don\'t know, but I think someone needs to make a canard like this

well played mauer

[Tiberion]

Not really, I just sort of make some canards that fit 'in line' with the shuttles wings

comradphil: the issue is getting the thing to fly straight with a variety of weights - either booster is heavy and the shuttle or payload lifter tries to tip it one way, or the tank starts emptying and the booster pushes the other way - it takes a high-range of gimbal to allow the whole thing to compensate for the weight distribution - and this is all without trying to make JUST the shuttle do the lifting in EXT mode (or vice versa in Energia-only booster mode)

Once we have fuel lines, the weight is going to shift differently again, so too much tuning is wasted at this point

I would be interested in a screen of your launcher to see how its balanced and what changes might be made.

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