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as stated before: this design is sooo cool! but imho it needs: 1. hollow parts (some intakes etc) 2. visibility toggle, for unconventional designs (those in which noozle is supposed to be detached from engine eg f35) also i was wondering if this could be usefull to also add some new function to eva situation.. like engine damaged (collision or heating) that needs repair, one needs first to open it, slide it out and then repair it (not) like this

velocity does no seem to work for me.. i've tryed to change it, but it does not work (using the old one atm)

tryed some improvements to the Cruiser, here is the mark4 single delta wing with double elevons on the back.. less controllable, but still nicely flying.. ready o the runway halfway, with higher fuel consumption than before.. landed with a brand new record of 43:37 mins.. almost 2 min faster! but i think i made some altitude mistake while flying.. target 40mins with single engine, i'm on the way!

Helmut, what about a more sharp wing? should decrease drag a little bit, maybe you can nibble some ten seconds

made another attempt with the cruiser mk3b.. which just have a rapier instead of a whiplash.. unfortunately i don't have the screenshot of the plane sitting on runway before start because it was supposed to be a speed test instead of a circumnavigation attempt.. but it was going so good i decided to keep going.. halfway.. probes @KSC for reference.. landed @KSC lot more speed, and 10 minutes less! cruiser MK3b sitting right after the runway end :| also i just noticed the cockpit has monopropellant i did not remove :| i think i could have saved 250Kg by removing a little bit of fuel and the monoprop.. and fly under 25000Mt for a little bit more time, should make me move faster

ouch i think igot lost

aaah! now i see.. well actually if you add that i had an average flight height of 22000mt (spanning from 21.000 and peak of 23500 even if i remember flying at 25000 at certain moments) it's like 622000*2*â•¥/t it's more like 1182

just a quick question due to my ignorance.. how did you calculate the average speed?

rofl, because 1250 was the surface value most of the time XD first half got some peak at 1280.. and during descent i got the 13xx peak for a while before totally shut off the engine.. honestly i was just lucky guessing

actually i probably spent too much time climbing.. and the speed average was around 1250 i think.. just got that peak when descending.. in my first attempt i overshooted it and did almost 1500 peak anyway yeah i did it! thank you sir

yep, it will also give a fast visual feedback on AoA, since if =/= tiptrails should be seen..

after several landing attempts, i understood my aft gears were not aligned :/ also tail fin and poor battery made the plane quite uncontrollable right after touch down.. so, i decided a cruiser MK3 was needed added sharp tail fin with elevon, radial battery and nose intake (tail intake removed). also moved the wings to the bottom of the fuselage and placed the gears in the proper way.. this time i flight tested it a few times JEB ready for take off halfway and plenty of fuel this time! (probes on bottom right of kerbin are the landing beacons/light @ KSC runway safely landed @ KSC!! also, i've landed with a lot of fuel: 101 units.. means a consumption of 299/400, i'd probably start another try with a not fully loaded tank and see if i can decrease the total time a little bit

hello everyone! i'm quite new to the forums... so for my first challenge i've decided to give this one a try... cruiser mk2 on the runway halfway, but fuel situation doesn't look that good.. ouch no fuel.. almost done!!! time to quick save!!! KSC my love.. but.. oh wait.. i forgot tailfins :| cannot fly straight, dammit! mmh.. first attempt.. bad crash.. i think this does not qualify.. but i have my quick save, so i should be able to give it a few tries before restarting with fins in the end, the total time is quite good keep you posted

hello everyone! i'm not new to KSP, but new to the forums i was wondering if someone mind to create a mod (or if it exists) that adds contrails on tipwing during turns.. and condensation clouds during hard turns.. this should not be hard.. i think reading the AOA value should be enough.. if >0 emit tip trails if >>0 add cloud with effect similar to trans sonic speed effect for example.. maybe the most difficult part could be to identify what is a wing tip instead of a wing-part tip, when creating larger wing from multiple parts.. it's not something needed, but i feel like i'm missing them when i fly