winged

1.2.2

Nice start. Few (hundred) more launches and you will plant a flag on Ganymede like me:

Better Pluto textures created with a freeware program GIMP. Download: https://www.dropbox.com/s/n7k7v5ubbj6h6fn/PlutoColor.dds?dl=0

Mods to download: https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/quiztech-aero-pack https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/97637-real-airplanes-piston-engines-with-aje-and-more-update-32715/ RP-0/RO configs: https://www.dropbox.com/s/x2zdvnswv1ai3v6/cockpits.cfg?dl=0 For 20+ km ceiling you need either low wing loading and high aspect ratio (like planes I posted few posts above) or just a delta wing and powerful engine (like Valkyrie or Blackbird).

Phoenix - Titan spaceplane launched in RP-0: https://imgur.com/a/DyRcQ I can give you MiG-15 cockpit but you will have to build a housing around it like i did: https://i.imgur.com/k5LEhX7.png - without that it looks completely different Except that there is also single seater cockpit which I used for many planes such us P-47: https://i.imgur.com/H0tRoVE.png - I added few structural parts to imitate a seat inside. Are you interested in these two? Also there's no such thing as unpressurized cockpit in RP-0 (not in version I use). You can go as high as you want with WWII stuff as long as you bring enough oxygen with you.

Alpha is a series of experimental planes designed to break various aviation records: A - Alpha Extreme - lowest wing loading (2,8 kg/m^2) and lowest speed necessary for horizontal flight (8-9 m/s). 70 m of wingspan. B - Alpha GlobalFlyer - designed to achieve maximum range for a piston engine aircrafts - 61.000 km according to FAR. Enough to circumnavigate the Earth 1,5x. C - Alpha Solar - powered by solar cells during day, and by batteries at night. Solar cells are capable of not only powering the plane but also fully recharging the battery before at night thus allowing for a infinite range (at least as long as nights aren't longer than days) while cruising at 21 m/s. D - Alpha Record - designed for altitude records. Electric propeller with drop-batteries to gradually reduce the mass during ascent. Alpha Record is capable of reaching altitude of 29.900 m when launched from the ground and 40.500 m when launched from a high altitude aircraft (such as U-2). The second number is limited only by a plane design and engine power, not by the amount of battery left. E - Alpha Mars - lightest aircraft I've ever created - 85 kg designed for flying in the lowest areas of Mars, using electric propulsion. Only 0,036kN will be required to fly at red planet. Very low wing loading - 6,5 kg/m^2 - comparable with many birds, 100x lower than modern airliners.  F4F Wildcat was added to give the sense of scale. Alpha Solar Alpha record while flying at 40.500 m (note: I cheated electricity usage)

I use nearly 3- years old installation for planes and don't care about ksp updates.

F-15 used as a satelite launcher: Full album with description: https://imgur.com/a/55qJWf2

I've forgotten to mention. I edited RO config for Procedural Tanks and created a new variant: cryobaloon shielded tank. With regular shielded tanks plane was about 25 t too heavy, now she is 50 t dry and 350 t wet. I don't remember what is max temp for B9 tanks you need to check it on your own.

Yep, exactly. Here is full album: https://imgur.com/a/55qJWf2

Why is it so quiet here? Here is a riddle for you: guess which of those tiny rockets is going to orbit today.

What engine do you use? Could you share the config? Also what mods gives those crew stars and badges?

Mk1 command pod, LVT- something engine and parachute. As soon as rocket took off, the parachutes fully opened up... you probably already heard this story.

Use Space Shuttle runway from Real KSC. Did you create a PR with proposed changes? Because I did and it was merged: https://github.com/KSP-RO/RealismOverhaul/pull/1884 - proper ISP for SABRE engines, minimum thrust and mass correction.

Messing around with high speed land vessels: Second variant achieved mach 2,5 easily then took off and starts desintegrating at near Mach 3 speeds. Some speed boats. This time I wasn't able to build something aerodynamic so I tried brute force which resulted in mach 0,68 speed. Much more powerful boats were tested but without success. Variant shown below is equiped with 2 F-100 jet engines used in F-15. Rapid dissassembly took place at mach 0,6.

Alpha Mars - 85 kg unmanned aircraft designed for flying in the lowest areas of Mars, using electric propulsion. The propeller is so powerful in low Earth atmosphere that the plane is flying only at 6% throttle. very low wing loading - 6,5 kg/m^2 - comparable with many birds, 100x lower than modern airliners. Alpha Extreme - record breaking plane: - lowest wing loading (2,8 kg/m^2) - lowest take off speed - just 8 m/s - 30.000 m - service ceiling - not exactly a record but still very high number. - 70m wingspan and just 340 kg of weight

With few nuclear engines or nuclear reactors from NFE mod it's definitely possible to generate that amount of electricity.

You can create a working Skylon pretty much from Procedural mods like I did. Other than that I can suggest installing B9 Aerospace which adds many spaceplane cockpits and fuselages.

You can download them from here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/nbdsp77j50jc8vd/CamoWings.rar?dl=0 then simply replace the textures in GameData\B9_Aerospace\Parts\Aero_Wing_Procedural Don't even remember the name of this mod but I am glad that you found them.

Far side lunar landing in RP-0. Tsiolkovskiy, large lunar impact crater located on the far side of the Moon was considered as a potential target for Apollo 17 mission. Due to a different geology landing on the far side could have returned significantly more scientific value than an additional mission to the near side. NASA however vetoed this idea as too risky, and Apollo 17 instead landed in the Taurus–Littrow valley on December 11, 1972. Mod list: http://i.imgur.com/c8pxnY7.jpg

Far side lunar landing in RP-0. Tsiolkovskiy, large lunar impact crater located on the far side of the Moon was considered as a potential target for Apollo 17 mission. Due to a different geology landing on the far side could have returned significantly more scientific value than an additional mission to the near side. NASA however vetoed this idea as too risky, and Apollo 17 instead landed in the Taurus–Littrow valley on December 11, 1972.

Use Procedural Parts, Proc. Wings and TinyTim booster. 1. Install Vessel Mover and launch from grass 2. Install Shuttle Landing Facility from Real KSC mod.

I posted this on reddit two years ago: LV-909 in real life would cost few million USD (let's assume 4,5 mln) - This makes our ladder one of the most expensive things available in game with a price of about 1 000 000 USD per kg. Gold for a comparison costs only about 40 000 USD per kg. Can you imagine what material this ladder is made of? Emerald? Aquamarine?

I use drop batteries for electric aircrafts.