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Poor Fabien. But if it wasn't for the last panel, I'd say he got used to the internal dialogue. The new gravioli generator seems to affect not only the Kerbin SOI but also the rest of the system. Who's going to stop those mad scientists?

Some nice designs you've got there. And I like the citation at the top of your page, very fitting

Well, soon became SOONTM The mountain range really tested my patience. I almost threw the towel and went to do a few shorter missions like a Kerbin grand tour to train some recruits. After that I got my act back together and made the trip to the north pole. The next part should be uneventful. I bet it's because the Kaken doesn't like the cold.

You think you've got me on drugs? I wish it were true. You made me open Pandora's box, for Kod's sake! Now I've got Kerbal-powered boats, rovers, planes and a rather unsuccessful spaceship floating around! You're right about the vehicle mass. I didn't quite manage to get to the top and had to turn off course to cross the mountain range at a lower point. This is where I had to sidetrack a bit: There must be Kraken living in these mountains, I had to crawl 5 - 10 m/s, else parts that weren't even touching the ground tended to explode. I grew so frustrated I did a quick Minmus - Mün - Kerbin tour. Now I'm approaching the north pole, next update is coming soon.

First off: Thanks to everybody who read the mission report. It's been quiet here for the last few days, partly because I don't get to play much, partly because it seems that after this circumnavigation, there isn't much more to do. Except: make a ground-based circumnavigation using a kerbal-powered vehicle. It's going to take significantly more time, since top speed is about 50 m/s. On the other hand, I won't have to do it all at once. Here's the first leg of the journey: I went for a tricycle, since this allows me to save weight but maintain stability. The empty MK 0 tanks provide buoyancy for the inevitable water crossings and the command seat - well it just adds weight as I found out. Originally, I added it because I was afraid Bill would lose his grip on the ladder, but it's never been a problem. Other than that, I'm quite happy with the design; it handles well on steep inclination and I haven't rolled over once. The biggest problem so far are the Kraken attacks when crossing terrain seams.

I tried to do the math. But since there are simply too many factors, the answer is: a LOT If anybody knows how to calculate it, please let me know.

Check out @Geschosskopf's thread here. That was what got me into it in the first place. It's a beautiful glitch, I hope Squad doesn't fix it.

Well, I told you I had an evil plan. Here it is: To orbit from KSC, no engines, no rotors, nada. Just a Kerbal carrying a little construct with a ladder to space. Body: Kerbin (1g); AP: 132700m; PE: 80500m 1g3 * (132700+80500)=213200 I admit I made a very loose interpretation of your rules, but, but, but... Feel free to disqualify my entry for making my Kerbals slave on a treadmill

I've never been to the old KSC before, so this is a welcome opportunity. Featuring the Flying Board V, it took a "bit" longer than the other entries. Still, it handles nicely at low speeds which made it perfect for landing by the pyramids. Just dive straight down, pull up 150m above ground, coast a bit to bleed off some speed and touchdown - voilà. Mods: KER

First off, your challenge - your rules. But out of curiosity (and with an evil plan in mind): is there a reason you ruled out atmospheric planets?

Ooooh, I remember this! I went on one of these ONCE, and that was it!

I'm honored to be mentioned here. To say it with @CliftonM's words: So I look into the future and see Kerbal-powered cars, planes, even rockets replacing those polluting engines.

Wow, stickied! I'm honored! Who's responsible for this so I can thank him/her? Hm, my images disappeared. Copy-pasting directly doesn't seem to work. I uploaded the images to imgur. As said above, its technically a tricycle, and I'm sure there's plenty of room for improval on this concept. However, all kerbal-powered designs should be used with the autopilot shown in the last image. It keeps the strain to a minimum and lets you see more of the environment.

That sounds about right. I didn't go directly north but at an angle to save time. And in any case, it wasn't really about how far, high or fast I could go (although I admit I tried hard to get something decent). Truth is that the ladder glitch feature is one of those things that make KSP what it is, where the limit is your imagination. About my carpal tunnels: At least for the W-key, I had a little helper: I still had to switch between Bill and the craft every few minutes to adjust the AoA, but my little gnome did a great job, so my doctor won't be seeing me anytime soon.

Hehe, now that's the engineer in you talking. But I agree, EC is a somewhat nonsensical unit.

Hmm... I'm getting ideas... something like that? Technically, it's a tricycle, for stability. It gets up to 49m/s on land and 12m/s in water. No gears though, sorry, I'm playing stock (mostly because I'm on a laptop), but I'm sure you could figure out something with infernal robotics

Interesting start, to say the least. It looks like you really took the time to give it a special look. Do you draw things by hand or directly on your computer? I wonder if Val and Jeb are going to take a different approach about how to get into orbit. Maybe one uses reusable SSTOs to keep costs down, while the other sticks to more traditional rockets. Anyway keep it up!

Thank you! Yuo could even make it to orbit if your vessel is light enough. Basically, if you can VTOL, you can get anywhere. Don't expect to carry payload though... It was indeed. It adds a whole new aspect to the game.

Here is the proper circumnavigation. Took me a bit over 4 hours 38 minutes to get all around.

Woot made it! Going to bed now... Bill pedals around Kerbin Edit: It's been a lot of fun. I first went westwards, because I wanted to visit the desert temple. Since I planned to make a low pass, I wanted to get it done as soon as possible so I wouldn't lose too much time if the maneuver failed and I had to start over again. After that, Bill got back up to the equator and from there it was pretty straightforward. The optimal hight turned out to be around 25000m. The air was thin enough to get 285m/s but the wing still produced enough lift to keep the angle of attack at a decent rate. I went all around back to KSC, but instead of landing, I made another low pass turning 180 degrees and landed on the abandoned airfield. Top speed: 305.9 m/s Top altitude: 27182m Distance: 6693km This last figure puzzles me a bit, read the mission report for possible explanations.

Bill has always been an exceptional Kerb. His engineering feats and his role as one of the pioneers of spaceflight are well known. And yet, he never ceases to surprise us. One of his latest achievements is the concept of the flying board, a family of planes powered not by engines, but by Kerbals alone. The third version of the series was the first to circumnavigate the planet. However, due to unforseen difficulties, it had to make a short stopover. To Bill, this was equivalent to failure. He had engineered this craft to be able to fly virtually forever, limited alone by the stamina of the Kerbal propelling it. So after some minor tweaks, he took off to show all Kerbalkind what his concept was capable of. This is the chronicle of the first non-stop, Kerbal-powered flight around Kerbin. It is a rather long album (since it also was a rather long flight) so here is the trip in a Nutshell: Starting Point: KSC End point: The abandoned Airfield Record speed: 305.9 m/s at level flight Record hight: 27'182m Distance covered: according to F3: 6693km* Make sure to check out @Geschosskopf's Challenge which originally inspired me to do this circumnavigation *Kerbin's circumference is 3770km. So even accounting for my little escape to the desert temple, and the fact that I made the stretch between KSC and the Island twice, I'm at a loss. Possible explanations: Bill was drunk and couldn't hold a straight line KSP also counts all the ups and downs, and there sure were a lot of them

I was afraid you got too frustrated after the last setbacks. Glad you're still on it. Let's hope things stay uneventful, in a good way.

I propose the following as my entry to this challenge: The first Kerbal-powered flight around Kerbin. Inspired by @Geschosskopf's thread, the plane circumnavigated Kerbin, piloted and propelled by Nicole Kerman. No fuel, no engines, just a lone Kerbal pedalling away. Coming soon: The first non-stop-Kerbal-powered circumnavigation.

Thanks for the hint, will do that. There's some crazy stuff in that thread... I might try the non-stop flight as soon as tomorrow, let's see if I find the time. Unfortunately, it has to be done in one single session, as trying to quickload will make the plane disappear.

That's 97% of all shares accounted for. Who has the remaining 3%? Will one more member of the cabal turn or is there another way out? Maybe one of the anomalies will get the stock market and change a few figures. Supposing that the shares are somewhere in the persistence file...