Jump to content

dogon11

Members
  • Posts

    388
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by dogon11

  1. Chapter 1- Look Justin stepped out from the hangar. He had been working all day on the plane he had assembled out of old parts from other planes. He flew it all the time, and it still worked like a charm, even though one wing was a foot longer than the other. He thought to himself that he would fix that one day. The cool night air had begun its descent from the mountaintops, and was rushing a gentle breeze across his face. His hair fluttered in the wind, as he turned to look up into the sky. He saw the stars twinkling, and the heavens beckoning. Chapter 2- Following The Trail A path had been laid out before him. Not an actual, physical path, but one that everyone could see nonetheless. Laid out by the generation before him, it was a path to the stars, a path to the boyhood dream of his. He could follow it, but others could not. Justin Kurtoll had joined the Air Force, and had made his way to becoming the most prominent of the test pilots. He had flown many missions, and he had almost died many times, but somehow made it through, with the craft themselves still intact by some miracle. A letter had arrived in the mail the other day from the KSC. He knew that the heavens were beckoning more than before, and he was going to make it there. The bus to KSC arrived the next day for the shuttle to see the next communication satellite launch. It was not a big deal, but living within 50 miles of KSC meant that you went to see every launch. He stepped off the bus, and looked out at the gleaming facility. This was where his dream would come true, powered by the wishes and hopes of everyone who had the same dream. Chapter 3- Onwards And Upwards He stepped out of the silver bus, which looked fat and bloated compared to every other bus he had ever seen. His helmet, which he held in his hand, clanked against the small chain securing it against his suit. The road to the launchpad was about three miles long, and the path from the bus was another half-mile. He walked forwards, following the path, his feet crunching in the gravel. Justin looked, and saw the gleaming tower of metal before him. This was a rocket. This was what his uncle saw. These were his last steps. He brushed the thought from his head and took off at a slow jog. When he arrived at the base of the tower, the elevator doors were hanging open. He ascended to the mid-point, where scientists and technicians took one final glance at the suit, making sure everything was locked together. They sent him upwards. The doors clanged open again, and the walkway to the command pod stood in front of him. He walked forwards and the walkway groaned. He kicked it gently, and continued to the capsule. The helmet settled on his head with a slick hiss, and three clicks. He climbed inside, hopped down to the chair inside the roomy capsule. Well, roomier than any plane he had flown, that was for sure. He press three buttons, and the hatch slid shut, sealing with an airtight lock that hummed for a few seconds, sucking the excess air out and pressurizing the capsule. Justin buckled himself in, flipped up the protective dust covers for the controls, and started the automatic systems check. This was his dream. Why did he feel so nervous?
  2. I believe that he wouldn\'t accept magic turbines for the glider challenge. Simply craft that take off using SRBs or LFEs or airbreathers, then eject them and glide away.
  3. Flew it upwards of 450 m/s in level flight earlier, at a lower altitude. Fast bugger.
  4. May I include longest distance traveled by glider?
  5. I use NovaPunch mini-boosters for JATO launch.
  6. My state has nothing special... Holy frack, I\'m a Virginian!
  7. Welcome, and remember: Don\'t. Give. Jeb. Control.
  8. WHAT DO THE NUMBERS MEAN MASON?!?!?
  9. It\'s one third of the JATO systems. One can always try.
  10. I do not understand what you mean. Also, with the playload, I wanted something with room between each projectile, and for it to be semi-realistic.
  11. The A-1 attack aircraft is any air force\'s weapon of choice when dealing with ground targets. This is due to the aircraft extreme maneuverability, as well as its cruising altitude and speed, being 13,000 meters and 490 m/s, respectively. The aircraft is also extremely safe, and has a very long range for a vessel of such a role. For a payload, it can fly with up to four droptanks, or twelve missiles, or ten missiles and two droptanks, or an empty load, or six bombs. In case of an unrecoverable stall, the aircraft can eject the cockpit with two parachutes for a safe landing, almost always ensuring crew safety. Album of the demo flight: http://imgur.com/a/TWCgP#0 Mods: NovaPunch (most recent), Modular Missiles Pack.
  12. Didn\'t someone fly to Minmus and back with a capsule, three RCS tanks, and six linear RCS ports?
  13. I introduced KSP to two of my teachers, both of which have a friend that works at NASA.
  14. You\'re just slightly mad that you didn\'t know what he was saying.
  15. I kinda want my nation page back as well. Please?
  16. Station MK3 in Orbit Station MK3 Map View Sadly this thing needed a bunch of struts to keep from falling apart, so it lags my computer which is sad.... AMD Phenom II x4 3.0ghz 16g of memory. That\'s the new biggest! I\'ll add you in a bit, once I get off my phone.
  17. 1. 'Yuhangyauan'. 2. If we restart, as I have been trying to do allready, I want to be one of Radion\'s neighbors. I hope his genius will wear off on us. One can only hope.
  18. It\'s Jebediah, for cryin\' out loud.
  19. 1. Don\'t stop. Don\'t give up, only improve. 2. Maybe Jeb\'s next shuttle, but power with something unconventional... say, methane.
×
×
  • Create New...