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Just by replacing first stage of my "Krasnoyarsk-2" to 6 turbojets i can get 47.4 tonns start mass.

adammada, thank you. You show good way to great results. I need little more time for try turbojets. I do not know their capabilities. :-) 1-2 days and i try show my jet powered rocket :-)

Sorry, i too slow :-) Nomination: Command Pod Mk1-2 Ship Name: Krasnoyarsk-2 Start mass: 57.3 tons Stages: 5 KSP: 0.16 craft file: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/62695719/KPS-MPL/krasnoyarsk2/KRASNOYARSK2.craft

Apotheosist, "3 Kerbal Minimun 16" well designed ship! Then more i try, the more I realize how :-) At this time i working about 52-55 tonns. but my ships is more complex. You can realise best fuel to construction ratio. By design ship with more stages i lost this advantage. :-)

Yes. Mk-1-Pod can be replaced by Mk-3 Cockpit. But you need observe the rule 1.

Yep. I think so ;-) I trying design new rocket with aerospikes. At this time i get 51 tons and about 7200 dV. But with this rocket i cannot complete flight. And i try get bigger dV by add 2-3 tonns. Oh no. I not say what aerospikes not allowed and that means they are allowed. My mistake is only my mistake. But I'm interested to see your rocket without aerospike. :-)

Great job! But i'm forgot about aerospikes. :-) At this time try build craft with this engines. PS: You use for travel about 300-400 m/s dV less then i. :-)

Nomination: 1t pod Ship Name: Novosibirsk Start mass: 39.6 tons Stages: 3 craft file: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/62695719/KPS-MPL/novosibirsk/NOVOSIBIRSK.craft Nomination: 4t pod Ship Name: Krasnoyarsk Start mass: 145.4 tons Stages: 5 craft file: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/62695719/KPS-MPL/krasnoyarsk/KRASNOYARSK.craft

Challenge is build lowest start weight rocket, land on Mun, do eva and return back to Kerbal. Challenge has two nomination - "Command Pod Mk1" (1t total mass) and "Mk-1-2 Command Pod" (4t total mass) Rules: 1. Use "Fuel Consumption Bug Fix" can get here: http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/showthread.php/16439-0-16-0-Hacky-Fuel-Consumption-Bug-Fix or here: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/62695719/KPS-MPL/Fuel%20Bug%20Fix.zip bug description: http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/showthread.php/15196-0-16-MAJOR-Fuel-consumption-is-wrong-at-low-throttle/ 2. Stock parts 3. No cfg change 4. Show screenshots 5. Attach craft file And of course be truthful. Allowed mods: MechJeb - Autopilot (this a constructor challenge) intermediate results for 2012-09-03:Command Pod Mk1 (1t total mass) Apotheosist "Minimun 16 IV" 9.8 tons link to post Apotheosist "Minimun 16 III" Stages: 3 11.0 tons link to post Nao "Rock Solid B Rocket" Stages: 8 16.6 tons link to post adammada "Nowy" Stages: 4 15.4 Tons link to post Apotheosist "Minimun 16" Stages: 3 17.3 tons link to post ako "Novosibirsk" Stages: 3 39.6 tons link to post "Mk-1-2 Command Pod" (4t total mass) adammada "Potrojny" Stages: 4 53.9 tons link to post ako "Krasnoyarsk-2" Stages: 5 57.3 tons link to post Apotheosist "3 Kerbal Minimun 16" Stages: 2 64.8 tons link to post ako "Krasnoyarsk" Stages: 5 145.4 tons link to post

i use hand calculations in Excel. and i try calculate stages mass before building craft. but. it all work only with "fuel consumption bug" fixed.

More than 1500000 m/s delta V. Burning on on the ground because i do not want to wait five days.

How about Fuel Consumption Bug? http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/showthread.php/16439-0-16-0-Hacky-Fuel-Consumption-Bug-Fix LOL. Just for fun. "JUNIOR" One stage. Launch mass: 432.7 Minus orbit mass: 300.2